Denying the Antecedent: A Common Fallacy?

摘要: An argumentative passage that might appear to be an instance of denying the antecedent will generally admit alternative interpretation, one on which conditional contained by is a preface argument rather than premise it. On this interpretation. more charitable one, plays certain dialectical role and, in some cases, rhetorical as welL Assuming only very weak principle exigetical charity, I consider what it would take given case justify accepting less then present evidence those conditions are seldom met. Indeed, was unable find single published can justifiably charged with antecedent.