Exclusive Premises

(thing) by anomie (6.5 y) Sun May 28 2000 at 8:18:27
A logical fallacy in which both terms of a categorical syllogism are negative.

Example:
  No former presidents are Canadian.
  No one I know is a former president.
  Therefore, no one i know is Canadian.

To prove the fallacy, assume both premises are true and find an example that fits but contradicts the conclusion. For example, I know a girl named Randi from Canada.

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