in the superiority of Coca-Cola. One sunny  afternoon, while sitting at a local café,  

可口可樂優越性的堅定信念而聞名。一個陽光明媚的下午，她坐在當地一家咖啡館裡

she declared, "If a drink is Coke, then  it is undoubtedly delicious." However,  

宣稱：“如果飲料是可樂，那麼它無疑是美味的。”然而，

when the waiter brought a tray of Sprite for the  table next to them, Clara scoffed, "Since Sprite  

當服務生端上一盤雪碧給鄰桌時，克拉拉嗤之以鼻：“雪碧

is not Coke, it cannot possibly be delicious." Across town, Peter, a die-hard Pepsi fan,  

不是可樂，不可能好喝。”在城市的另一邊，百事可樂的鐵粉彼得也

was equally staunch in his opinions. "If a drink  is Pepsi, it's the epitome of refreshment," he  

同樣堅定自己的觀點。 「如果飲料是百事可樂，那麼它就是提神的縮影，」他

proclaimed at a neighborhood barbecue. When his  friend offered him a chilled glass of Fanta,  

在附近的燒烤會上宣稱。當他的朋友遞給他一杯冰鎮芬達時，

Peter said, "Since that's not  Pepsi, it can't be refreshing." 

彼得說：“因為那不是百事可樂，所以它不可能令人耳目一新。”

In both scenarios, Clara and  Peter were victims of the logical  

在這兩種情況下，克拉拉和彼得都是 被稱為否認前件的

fallacy known as denying the antecedent. They each believed that if a drink wasn't  

邏輯謬誤的受害者 。 他們每個人都相信，如果一種飲料不是

their preferred brand, it couldn't possess  qualities like deliciousness or refreshment.

他們喜歡的品牌，那麼它就不可能具有美味或提神等品質。