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MENTAL MODEL · M5781

Denying the Antecedent

Denying the Antecedent
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-28

CORE DEFINITION

Denying the antecedent, or false transitivity, is a formal fallacy with the following form: If P then Q. Not P. Therefore, not Q.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Denying the antecedent, or false transitivity, is a formal fallacy with the following form: If P then Q. Not P. Therefore, not Q.

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Denying the antecedent is a fallacy: from 'If P then Q' and 'not P' to infer 'not Q' is invalid under material implication.

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