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1fallacy of the antecedent — the logical fallacy of denying the antecedent : denial of the antecedent …
2denial of the antecedent — the logical fallacy of inferring the negation of the consequent of an implication from the negation of the antecedent (as in “if it rains then the game is canceled but it has not rained therefore the game is not canceled”) compare affirmation of… …
3Denying the antecedent — Denying the antecedent, sometimes also called inverse error, is a formal fallacy, committed by reasoning in the form: If P, then Q. Not P. Therefore, not Q. Arguments of this form are invalid. Informally, this means that arguments of this form do …
4Antecedent-contained deletion — is a phenomenon found in VP elision (verb phrase elision) contexts containing a quantifier. To understand the issue involved, it is necessary to understand how VP elision works. Consider the following examples.:(1) John washed the dishes, and so… …
5Antecedent — An te*ced ent, n. [Cf. F. ant[ e]c[ e]dent.] 1. That which goes before in time; that which precedes. South. [1913 Webster] The Homeric mythology, as well as the Homeric language, has surely its antecedents. Max Miller. [1913 Webster] 2. One who… …
6antecedent — [an΄tə sēd′ nt] adj. [ME & OFr < L antecedens, prp. of antecedere, ANTECEDE] going or coming before in time, order, or logic; prior; previous; preceding n. 1. any happening or thing prior to another 2. anything logically preceding 3. [pl.] one …
7The Sims 2 — Developer(s) Maxis, Ideaworks Game Studio (Mobile Version) Publisher(s) Electronic Arts (PC) Aspyr (Ma …
8The Gallican Rite — The Gallican Rite † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Gallican Rite This subject will be treated under the following six heads: I. History and Origin; II. MSS. and Other Sources; III. The Liturgical Year; IV. The Divine Office; V. The… …
9The Pope — The Pope † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Pope (Ecclesiastical Latin papa from Greek papas, a variant of pappas father, in classical Latin pappas Juvenal, Satires 6:633). The title pope, once used with far greater latitude (see below …
10denying the antecedent — To argue invalidly that given that if p then q, and given not p, we can infer q . ‘If she is in Barbados she is in the Caribbean; she is not in Barbados, so she is not in the Caribbean.’ …
