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frankk

what is this fallacy called? For example, that car has 4 wheels, therefore it must be a ferrari.

I know there must be a name for that fallacy,

when there's insufficient conditions satisfied to justify the conclusion.

 

asked on Tuesday, Apr 20, 2021 11:17:59 PM by frankk

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Bo Bennett, PhD
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jumping to conclusions immediately comes to mind.

answered on Wednesday, Apr 21, 2021 10:53:35 AM by Bo Bennett, PhD

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frankk writes:

Yes, that could work. I just thought there would something more formal to describe the insufficient conditions met besides "jumping to conclusions."

The car with four wheels is just a simple example, not quite a 'false equivalence' type of situation. I'll try to come up with a better example that's more specific. Should I start a new question for that or continue on this thread?

posted on Wednesday, Apr 21, 2021 11:33:37 AM
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Bo Bennett, PhD writes:
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This thread is fine. If you present a formal argument (deductive argument), we can look for a formal fallacy. Right now, informal fallacies would be just fine to describe this (and accurate).

[ login to reply ] posted on Wednesday, Apr 21, 2021 11:37:37 AM
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answered on Wednesday, Apr 21, 2021 07:25:51 AM by GoblinCookie

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frankk writes:

I don't think that's the one. Mine would be more like if p, then q. Therefore Q.

if a car has four wheels, then it must be a ferrari. Therefore it's a ferrari.

 

affirming the consequent has "therefore P".

Logical Form:

If P then Q.

Q.

Therefore, P.,

 

posted on Wednesday, Apr 21, 2021 10:42:10 AM
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Something fifty or sixty years ago I heard something similar.

All Chryslers are cars.
This is a car.
Therefore, it is a Chrysler. 

All X are P.
This is P.
Therefore, X is P. 

Non sequitur.

answered on Wednesday, Apr 21, 2021 12:49:36 PM by Dr. Richard

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frankk writes:

Yes, I think that can apply. But non sequitor seems to be a broader class, and mine is a little bit more specific. The ferrari does have 4 wheels, so in that sense not as absurd as typical examples for non-sequitor.

posted on Wednesday, Apr 21, 2021 01:44:12 PM