Consider this argument: "If Pepsi tasted better than Coke, then it would outsell Coke. But Pepsi does not taste better than Coke. So it will not outsell Coke." 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

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The argument commits the fallacy of denying the antecedent, which occurs when it is argued that because the antecedent of a conditional statement is false, the consequent must also be false. This does not logically follow because the truth of the consequent does not solely depend on the antecedent in such a straightforward manner.

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