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Definition:
Converse accident is an informal fallacy which involves using some specific cases in
order to formulate a general rule, even though there are other, important features
which have been ignored. For example:
Presidents who were elected in 1860, 1880, 1900, 1920, 1940, and 1960 all died in office. Reagan, elected in 1980, narrowly escaped assassination. Therefore, President Bush, who was elected in 2000, will suffer from this "20-year curse" and die in office.
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What is the Logic and the Philosophy of Language?
The two fields Logic and the Philosophy of Language are often treated separately, but they are nevertheless close enough that they are presented together here. Logic is the study of methods of reasoning and argumentation, both proper and improper. The Philosophy of Language, on the other hand, involves the study of how our language interacts with our thinking.What is Philosophy?
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