A statement that conflicts with another statement is described as ...

A statement that conflicts with another statement is described as ...

• A. Contradictory
• B. Apparent
• C. Approximate
• D. Empirical

Answer: (A)

When two statements cannot both be true because they oppose each other, they are described as contradictory. This means they express opposite truth values and are mutually exclusive—if one is true, the other must be false. For example, “The light is on” and “The light is off” cannot both describe the same situation. The other terms don’t fit because apparent means something merely seems true (not necessarily in conflict), approximate means not exact, and empirical refers to knowledge based on observation or experiment rather than opposing propositions.

When two statements cannot both be true because they oppose each other, they are described as contradictory. This means they express opposite truth values and are mutually exclusive—if one is true, the other must be false. For example, “The light is on” and “The light is off” cannot both describe the same situation. The other terms don’t fit because apparent means something merely seems true (not necessarily in conflict), approximate means not exact, and empirical refers to knowledge based on observation or experiment rather than opposing propositions.