Denying the antecedent is a fallacy that incorrectly assumes that if the condition of an implication is false, the consequence must also be false.
Das Leugnen des Antezedens ist ein Trugschluss, bei dem fälschlicherweise angenommen wird, dass, wenn die Bedingung einer Implikation falsch ist, auch die Konsequenz falsch sein muss.
| Fallacy | Denying the antecedent |
|---|---|
| Definition and Examples | if A, then B; not A, therefore not B. |
Tags: fallacies, logic
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