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Illicit major

Illicit major – a categorical syllogism that is invalid because its major term is not distributed in the major premise but distributed in the conclusion.

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Illicit major
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Affirmative conclusion from a negative premise
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Fallacy of exclusive premises
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Fallacy of four terms
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Fallacy of the undistributed middle
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Illicit minor
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Negative conclusion from affirmative premises
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