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antilogism

noun

An inconsistent triad of propositions in logic of which two are premises of a valid syllogism while the third is the contradictory of its conclusion.

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10
Starts with
A
Ends with
M
Contains
NT
Scrabble score
13

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noun

  1. An inconsistent triad of propositions in logic of which two are premises of a valid syllogism while the third is the contradictory of its conclusion.

    “Diagram the premises and the negation of the conclusion; the argument is valid iff the resulting diagram is an antilogism (i.e. it's inconsistent).”

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Diagram the premises and the negation of the conclusion; the argument is valid iff the resulting diagram is an antilogism (i.e. it's inconsistent).

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