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... False Premiss § 3. Fallacies due to the neglect of the Laws of Deductive Inference . § 4. Fallacies due to Irrelevancy § 5. Fallacies due to Ambiguity of Language IX . On Method , as applied to the Arrangement of Syl- logisms in a Train ...
... False Premiss § 3. Fallacies due to the neglect of the Laws of Deductive Inference . § 4. Fallacies due to Irrelevancy § 5. Fallacies due to Ambiguity of Language IX . On Method , as applied to the Arrangement of Syl- logisms in a Train ...
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... . But the more detailed consideration of the latter , i . e . Thoughts or the results of Thinking , becomes the subject 6 of a science with a distinct name , Logic , 2 RELATION OF LOGIC Fallacies due to the assumption of a False.
... . But the more detailed consideration of the latter , i . e . Thoughts or the results of Thinking , becomes the subject 6 of a science with a distinct name , Logic , 2 RELATION OF LOGIC Fallacies due to the assumption of a False.
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... . A Metaphor is an analogy of this kind compressed into a single word or phrase . The fallacy of False Analogy will be noticed below . " implied . Both mediate and immediate inferences may be 74 VARIOUS KINDS OF INFERENCES.
... . A Metaphor is an analogy of this kind compressed into a single word or phrase . The fallacy of False Analogy will be noticed below . " implied . Both mediate and immediate inferences may be 74 VARIOUS KINDS OF INFERENCES.
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... false , ' or ' That some X is Y is true , ' or ' That some X is not Y is false . ' · 1 It is the more common practice to speak of Opposition , Con- version , and Permutation , but I have adopted the plural number in order to draw ...
... false , ' or ' That some X is Y is true , ' or ' That some X is not Y is false . ' · 1 It is the more common practice to speak of Opposition , Con- version , and Permutation , but I have adopted the plural number in order to draw ...
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... false , I true , O false . If A be false ; E is unknown , I unknown , O true . If E be true ; A is false , I false , O true . If E be false ; A is unknown , I true , O unknown . If I be true ; A is unknown , E false , O unknown . If I be ...
... false , I true , O false . If A be false ; E is unknown , I unknown , O true . If E be true ; A is false , I false , O true . If E be false ; A is unknown , I true , O unknown . If I be true ; A is unknown , E false , O unknown . If I be ...
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