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Affirming a Disjunction Fallacy

joseph April 23, 2011

Affirming a Disjunction Fallacy is when we assume one of two statements is false just because on is proven true.

Affirming a Disjunction Fallacy Example

Statement 1: Bob is a Christian

Statement 2: Bob hates Muslims

Initial truth: Bob is a Christian

Conclusion: The statement that Bob hates Muslims is false

Reality: Bob really does hate Muslims

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