Conditionals and Converses

 

Conditional: If you study old fossils of animals and plants, then you are a paleontologist.

Converse: If you are a paleontologist, then you study old fossils of animals and plants. (TRUE)

Reasoning: Paleontology is the science of past fossils and plants.

 

Conditional: If you wear glasses, then you have difficulty seeing.

Converse: If you have difficulty seeing, then you wear glasses. (FALSE)

Example: My mom has difficulty seeing, but she doesn’t wear glasses.

 

Conditional: If you are in honors science, then you are an honors student.

Converse: If you you are an honors student, then you are in honors science. (FALSE)

Example: My brother is an honors student, but he isn’t in honors science.