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| − | The term non-sequitur literally means "it does not follow". These fallacies occur as a consequence of invalid arguments.
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| − | ===Affirming the Consequent===
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| − | Any argument of the following form is invalid:
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| − | If A then B
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| − | B
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| − | Therefore, A
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| − | </poem>
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| − | For example:
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| − | "If I am in Atlanta, then I am in Georgia. I am in Georgia, thus, I am in Atlanta."
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| − | "If my self-defense system works, then the self-confidence you present will deter others from confronting you. You have not been confronted since you began training in my system. Thus, my system works."
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| − | ===Denying the Antecedent===
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| − | Any argument of the following form is invalid:
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| − | <poem>
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| − | If A then B
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| − | Not A
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| − | Therefore, Not B
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| − | </poem>
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| − | For example:
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| − | "If you get hit by a car when you are six then you will die young. But you were not hit by a car when you were six. Thus you will not die young."
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| − | "If I am in Atlanta then I am in Georgia. I am not in Atlanta, thus, I am not in Georgia."
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| − | ===Inconsistency===
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| − | The author asserts more than one proposition such that the propositions cannot all be true. In such a case, the propositions may be contradictories or they may be contraries. For example:
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| − | "Greensboro is about 30 miles from Winston-Salem. Burlington is 10 miles from Winston-Salem. Therefore, Burlington is closer to Winston-Salem than Greensboro."
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| − | "John is taller than Jake, and Jake is taller than Fred, while Fred is taller than John."
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| − | [http://tkdtutor.com/articles/topics/martial-arts/219-fallacies/1317-non-sequitur#affirming-the-consequent tkdtutor.com]
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Revision as of 11:30, 30 May 2014
