undistributed middle
1undistributed middle — noun : a syllogistic fallacy in which neither premise conveys information about all members of the class designated by the middle term the argument “All men are sinners, and all weaklings are sinners, therefore all men are weaklings” says nothing …
2undistributed middle term — undistributed middle term, Logic. a middle term which does not include its whole class (all or none) in either the first or the second premise of a syllogism. It makes the syllogism invalid. Example: The middle term “men” or “man” is not… …
3undistributed middle — Logic. a middle term of a syllogism that does not refer to its entire class in the major premise or minor premise, with the result that the syllogism is not valid. [1820 30] * * * …
4undistributed middle — noun Logic a fallacy arising from the failure of the middle term of a syllogism to refer to all the members of a class in at least one premise …
5undistributed middle, fallacy of the — If an argument has the form of a syllogism, but the middle term is not distributed, it will not be valid: all people are mammals, some mammals are cats, therefore? …
6undistributed middle — /ˌʌndəsˌtrɪbjutəd ˈmɪdl/ (say .unduhs.tribyoohtuhd midl) noun Logic a syllogistic fallacy in which the second premise does not apply to all members of the class in the first premise, and therefore cannot provide the basis for a conclusion …
7Fallacy of the undistributed middle — The fallacy of the undistributed middle is a logical fallacy that is committed when the middle term in a categorical syllogism isn t distributed. It is thus a syllogistic fallacy. Pattern The fallacy of the undistributed middle takes the… …
8undistributed — adj. not distributed. Phrases and idioms: undistributed middle Logic a fallacy resulting from the failure of the middle term of a syllogism to refer to all the members of a class …
9ambiguous middle — noun : the fallacy of using the middle term of a syllogism in two different meanings : undistributed middle …
10Non sequitur (logic) — Non sequitur (Latin for it does not follow ), in formal logic, is an argument in which its conclusion does not follow from its premises.[1] In a non sequitur, the conclusion could be either true or false, but the argument is fallacious because… …
