Affirming_a_disjunct
Affirming a disjunct
Formal fallacy
The formal fallacy of affirming a disjunct also known as the fallacy of the alternative disjunct or a false exclusionary disjunct occurs when a deductive argument takes the following logical form:[1]
- A or B
- A
- Therefore, not B
Or in logical operators:
- ¬
Where denotes a logical assertion.