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affirming the consequent

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
af-firm-ing the -con-se-quent
IPA
45
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
6
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A formal fallacy, committed by reasoning in the form

Uncountable

noun

A formal fallacy, committed by reasoning in the form: If P, then Q. Q. Therefore, P.

Uncountable

noun

A formal fallacy, committed by reasoning in the form: If P, then Q. Q. Therefore, P.

Uncountable

noun

A formal fallacy, committed by reasoning in the form: If P, then Q. Q. Therefore, P.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does affirming the consequent mean?
A formal fallacy, committed by reasoning in the form

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