LSAT Practice Test 2026 - Free LSAT Practice Questions and Study Guide

In affirming the consequent, the relationship between x->y and y->x is referred to as the converse. Affirming the consequent is a formal fallacy where one assumes that if the consequent (y) of a conditional statement (x->y) is true, then the antecedent (x) must also be true. The converse of a conditional statement switches the order of the antecedent and the consequent. In this case, y->x is the converse of x->y.