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*Therefore, not ''Q.''
 
*Therefore, not ''Q.''
 
Denying the antecedent is fallacious for the same reason given above.
 
Denying the antecedent is fallacious for the same reason given above.
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==Use in supporting false belief systems==
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The fallacy is often used to support false belief systems, as the following example shows:
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*If the [[Qur'an]] is true, [[Mecca]] must be a real place.
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*Mecca is a real place.
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*Therefore, the Qur'an is true.
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This reasoning is fallacious because nothing stops even an avowed fiction author from using a real place as a setting.
 
[[Category:Logical Fallacies]]
 
[[Category:Logical Fallacies]]
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