Stephen's Guide to the Logical Fallacies

Stephen's Guide to the Logical Fallacies ~ Composition


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  • Drawing an Affirmative Conclusion From a Negative Premise
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    Category:

    Definition: Because the parts have a certain property, it is argued that the whole has that property

    Examples:

    Proof:

    Because the parts of a whole have a certain property, it is argued that the whole has that property. That whole may be either an object composed of different parts, or it may be a collection or set of individual members.

    Show that the properties in question are the properties of the whole, and not of each part or member or the whole. If necessary, describe the parts to show that they could not have the properties of the whole. (Barker: 164, Copi and Cohen: 117)


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