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Affirmative conclusion from a negative premise is a logical fallacy that is committed when a categorical syllogism has a positive conclusion, but one or two negative premises.

For example:

No fish are mammals, and no mammals can fly, therefore all fish can fly.

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Affirmative conclusion from a negative premiseAffirmative conclusion from a negative premise is a logical fallacy that is committed when a categorical syllogism has a positive conclusion, but one or two negative premises. For example: No fish are mammals, and no mammals can fly, therefore all fish ca

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