If a snake is a copperhead
What is the conclusion in the following conditional statement?
If a snake is a copperhead then the snake is venomous.
A. The snake is a copperhead.
B. The snake is venomous.
C. The snake is not a copperhead.
D. The snake is not venomous.
Answer:
B - The snake is venomous.
They're discussing an "if" statement, which is a statement. If this had been phrased as a question or we had been given another snake to compare there would have been a different answer. But the copperhead snake is the subject and venomous is the conclusion made about the subject.