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Major Mammals Cats Illicit Categorical Syllogism Invalid Term

Fallacy Illicit major
Definition and Examples a categorical syllogism that is invalid because its major term is undistributed in the major premise but distributed in the conclusion. e.g. All dogs are mammals. No cats are dogs. Therefore, no cats are mammals.

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