Support If a child is to develop healthy bones, the child's diet must include sufficient calcium. ββ βββββββββ βββββββ ββββ βββ βββββ ββ ββββββββ βββ ββ βββ βββββββ βββββββ βββββ ββ βββ βββββββ ββββββββββ ββββββββ
The argument presents a conditional relationship. It then concludes that the absence of the sufficient condition leads to the absence of the necessary condition.
This argument features the cookie-cutter flaw of confusing a sufficient condition for a necessary condition. Itβs still entirely possible to have the necessary condition (enough calcium) without having the sufficient condition (healthy bones), so the absence of the sufficient condition doesnβt support any conclusions.
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