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informal fallacy

informal fallacy noun: a fallacy whose error cannot be represented by the symbols used in formal logic.

Noun

informal fallacy (plural informal fallacies)

  1. A fallacy whose error cannot be represented by the symbols used in formal logic.
    Antonyms:
    formal fallacy

Antonyms of informal fallacy

Forms of informal fallacy

pluralinformal fallacies

Questions about informal fallacy

What does informal fallacy mean?
Informal fallacy means a fallacy whose error cannot be represented by the symbols used in formal logic.
What part of speech is informal fallacy?
Informal fallacy is a noun.
What is the plural of informal fallacy?
The plural of informal fallacy is informal fallacies.

Words near informal fallacy in the dictionary

  1. inform
  2. inform on
  3. inform'd
  4. informal
  5. informal fallacies
  6. informal fallacy
  7. informal group
  8. informal learning
  9. informal logic
  10. informal logics
  11. informal marriage

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