Affirmative conclusion from a negative premise
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Affirmative conclusion from a negative premise is a logical fallacy that is committed when a categorical syllogism has a positive conclusion, but one or two negative premises.
For example:
- No fish are dogs, and no dogs can fly, therefore all fish can fly.