The fallacy of affirming the consequent
A) is deductively valid.
B) is a way of disconfirming a hypothesis.
C) may involve a true test implication.
D) is the same as modus tollens.

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The fallacy of affirming the consequent involves assuming that because the consequent (outcome) of an implication is true, the antecedent (condition) must also be true, which can involve a true test implication but does not guarantee the truth of the antecedent.

The Fallacy of Affirming the Consequent