====== Inverse fallacy ======

An (inadmissible) reversal of a logical //cause-effect// or of an ‘if-then’ relationship.

For example:

> //If// an animal is a dog, //then// it has four legs.
> This animal is //not// a dog.
> <s conclusio invalid "Umkehrungsirrtum">Therefore, that this animal does //not// have four legs.</s>

===== Other names =====

  * Inversion error
  * Fallacy of the inverse / inversion
  * [[logic:formal_fallacies:denying_the_antecedent|Denying the antecedent]]

===== Description =====

The //inversion error// is a synonym for the formal fallacy of [[logic:formal_fallacies:denying_the_antecedent|denying the antecedent]] and is used here specifically to refer to its practical applications.

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