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.

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