The conditional proposition is "If it is a chair then it is a piece of furniture." Existing condition is that it is not a chair.The inference made is that it is not a piece of furniture.This particular type of fallacy is called
A)affirming the antecedent.
B)affirming the consequent.
C)denying the antecedent.
D)denying the consequent.

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The fallacy being committed is denying the antecedent, which is the incorrect inference that it is not a piece of furniture based on the existing condition that it is not a chair.

The Conditional Proposition Is "If It Is a Chair Then