Identify the rule that is broken by each invalid syllogism you can find in the following exercises,
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Identify the rule that is broken by each invalid syllogism you can find in the following exercises, and name the fallacy that is committed:
Some good actors are not powerful athletes.
All professional wrestlers are powerful athletes.
Therefore all professional wrestlers are good actors.
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Introduction To Logic
ISBN: 9781138500860
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Authors: Irving M. Copi, Carl Cohen, Victor Rodych
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