Consider This Argument: "If We Drive on the Pacific Coast

Multiple Choice

Consider this argument: "If we drive on the Pacific Coast Highway near San Francisco we can see islands off the Pacific Coast. Look! We can see islands off the Pacific Coast. So we are driving on the Pacific Coast Highway near San Francisco." That argument is an example of __________.

A) the fallacy of denying the antecedent
B) the fallacy of affirming the consequent
C) a valid argument by affirming the antecedent
D) a valid argument by denying the consequent