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Which is a counterexample to the following statement?
If an animal is brown, then it is a dog.

1. Chocolate Lab
2. Blue Jay
3. White Rabbit
4. Squirrel



Answer :

The counterexample to the conditional statement "If an animal is brown, then it is a dog" is represented by:

4. Squirrel

What is a conditional statement and what is a counterexample to it?

A conditional statement is represented as follows:

x -> y.

And it is read as:

If x, then y.

A counterexample to it is something for which:

  • Condition x is true.
  • Condition y is false.

In this problem, the statement is:

"If an animal is brown, then it is a dog"

Hence:

  • x: Brown animal.
  • y: Dog.

A counterexample is given by a brown animal that is not a dog, which is the case for a Squirrel, hence option 4 is correct.

More can be learned about a conditional statement at https://brainly.com/question/11073037

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