Denying the Antecedent

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Category: Logic

Foundational Lexiconbackwards rejection
Executive Parlanceinvalid negation
Scholarly Discourseantecedent denial
Babel ZenithDenying the Antecedent
Origin: Logic

Etymology & Meaning

Concluding the negation of the consequent from the negation of the antecedent.

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