alleryStart learning →Given 'Some A are not B', which conclusion is a fallacy?
ANo A are B
BSome A are non-B
CSome non-B are A
DNot all A are B
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. No A are B
A particular negative cannot be strengthened to a universal negative; that move is illicit subalternation.
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