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Question
No philosophers are millionaires
All scientists are millionaires
No scientist are philosopers
What rule, if any is broken?
Fallacy of undistributed Middle
Illicit major or minor
Exclusive premises
Affirmative conclusion from negative premises (negative premise requires a negative conclusion)
Existential fallacy
None
a.Fallacy of undistributed Middle
b.Illicit major or minor
c.Exclusive premises
d.Affirmative conclusion from negative premises (negative premise requires a negative conclusion)
e.Existential fallacy
f.None
Explanation / Answer
Affirmative conclusion from negative premises (negative premise requires a negative conclusion)
Affirmative conclusion from a negative premise (illicit negative) is a formal fallacy that is committed when a categorical syllogism has a positive conclusion and one or two negative premises.
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