an error in logical argument or
an error in logical argument which is independent of the truth of
an error in logicalargument which is independent of the truth of the premises
an error in reasoning, an incorrect way of thinking
an error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid
an error in the reasoning of an argument which may or may not lead to incorrect inferences and an incorrect conclusion
is an incorrect conclusion derived from faulty reasoning. See also post hoc, ergo propter hoc and non sequitur. Metaphor
In philosophy, a logical fallacy or a formal fallacy is a pattern of reasoning which is always or at least most commonly wrong. This is due to a flaw in the structure of the argument which renders the argument invalid. A formal fallacy is contrasted with an informal fallacy, which has a valid logical form, but is false due to one or more of its premises being false.
