FORMALFALLACY

Formal fallacy

In philosophy, a formal fallacy is a pattern of reasoning that is always wrong. This is due to a flaw in the logical structure of the argument which renders the argument invalid. A formal fallacy is contrasted with an informal fallacy, which may have a valid logical form, but be false due to the characteristics of its premises, or its justification structure.

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formal fallacy

Noun

  1. A pattern of reasoning which is always wrong, due to a flaw in the structure of the argument.


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