Denying the antecedent (fallacy)

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The invalid inference pattern: from P → Q and ¬P, conclude ¬Q. This is NOT a valid rule of inference — it is a named formal fallacy. Confuses the conditional with its inverse. Example: 'If it rains, the street is wet; it didn't rain;…

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