denying the antecedent
de·ny the an·te·ced·ent
D d Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dih-nahy stressed th ee an-tuh-seed-nt]
- /dɪˈnaɪ stressed ði ˌæn təˈsid nt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dih-nahy stressed th ee an-tuh-seed-nt]
- /dɪˈnaɪ stressed ði ˌæn təˈsid nt/
Definition of denying the antecedent words
- noun denying the antecedent the fallacy of inferring the falsehood of the consequent of a conditional statement, given the truth of the conditional and the falsehood of its antecedent, as if there are five of them, there are more than four: there are not five, so there are not more than four 3
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denying the antecedent popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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