formal fallacy
noun
: a violation of any rule of formal inference
called also paralogism
—contrasted with material fallacy and verbal fallacy compare affirmation of the consequent, denial of the antecedent, ignoratio elenchi, illicit process, petitio principiiDictionary Entries Near formal fallacy
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“Formal fallacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/formal%20fallacy. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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