AFFIRMATION OF THE CONSEQUENT


Meaning of AFFIRMATION OF THE CONSEQUENT in English

: the logical fallacy of inferring the truth of the antecedent of an implication from the truth of the consequent (as in, “if it rains, then the game is cancelled and the game has been cancelled, therefore it has rained”) — called also assertion of the consequent

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