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(idea) by anomie (6.1 y) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Fri Jun 02 2000 at 6:30:22

A logical fallacy in which a definition doesn't include things it should.

Example: "A quadrilateral has 4 right angles." Which excludes trapezoids, among others.

To prove that the definition is too narrow, identify the conditions in the definition and give an example of an item which doesn't fit the conditions but obviously is an instance of the term.


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