Q:

If it is Christmas, then it is the 25th of December. Identify the hypothesis and the conclusion of the conditional statement. hypothesis: it is the 25th of December; conclusion: it is Christmas hypothesis: it is Christmas; conclusion: it is the 25th of December hypothesis: it is not the 25th of December; conclusion: it is not Christmas hypothesis: it is not Christmas; conclusion: it is not the 25th of December

Accepted Solution

A:
A hypothesis is described as a proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. Given the wording of the statement, the hypothesis must be that it is the 25th of December. The hypothesis is a statement that explains what you think the outcome will be. The person in this scenario is hypothesizing that it will be the 25th of December. This leaves the conclusion to be that it is Christmas