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A formal fallacy, committed by reasoning in the form:<p>If P, then Q.<p>Q.<p>Therefore, P.
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Affirming the consequent — Affirming the consequent, sometimes called converse error, is a formal fallacy, committed by reasoning in the form: If P, then Q. Q. Therefore, P. An argument of this form is invalid, i.e., the conclusion can be false even when statements 1 and 2 … Wikipedia
affirming the consequent — Arguing invalidly that from if p then q and q, it follows that p ; e.g. arguing from ‘if she is studying mathematics then she is not studying English’ and ‘she is not studying English’ to ‘she is studying mathematics’ … Philosophy dictionary
fallacy of the consequent — the logical fallacy of affirming the consequent : affirmation of the consequent … Useful english dictionary
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