Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premises

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Contents 1 Synonyms 2 Explanation 3 Category 4 Twin Fallacy 5 External Links 6 Examples in creationist arguments

Synonyms

• Drawing a Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premises
• Illicit Negative/Affirmative
• Positive Conclusion/Negative Premises

Explanation

You commit this fallacy if you use one of the following false syllogisms:

• "Some A are B; some B are C; therefore some A are not C"
• "Some A are B; some B are C; therefore no A are C"

where any "some" can be replaced by an "all".

Category

• Syllogistic Fallacy

Twin Fallacy

• Affirmative Conclusion from a Negative Premise

External Links

• Fallacy Files [1]
• Global Tester [2]

Examples in creationist arguments