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affirming the consequent

affirming the consequent noun: a formal fallacy, committed by reasoning in the form.

Noun

affirming the consequent (uncountable)

  1. A formal fallacy, committed by reasoning in the form
  2. If P, then Q.
  3. Q.
  4. Therefore, P.

Questions about affirming the consequent

What does affirming the consequent mean?
Affirming the consequent means a formal fallacy, committed by reasoning in the form.
What part of speech is affirming the consequent?
Affirming the consequent is a noun.

Words near affirming the consequent in the dictionary

  1. affirmer
  2. affirmers
  3. affirmest
  4. affirmeth
  5. affirming
  6. affirming the consequent
  7. affirmingly
  8. affirmings
  9. affirms
  10. affitin
  11. affitins

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