Logical fallacy

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.NounA fallacy; a clearly defined error in reasoning used to support or refute an argument, excluding simple unintended mistakes.

2.NounA formal fallacy.

"A valid syllogism contains three terms; with four it commits the logical fallacy known as quaternio terminorum."

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