An illicit minor fallacy distributes an undistributed minor premise term

Evidence

When the minor term is undistributed in the minor premise but distributed in the conclusion, the argument commits the Fallacy of the Illicit Process of the Minor Term (the Illicit Minor). — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 867

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 867
• XREF: connects to: Treating shared class membership as complete identity causes invalid reasoning — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 848; A valid categorical syllogism requires its middle term distributed once — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 851; An illicit major fallacy distributes an undistributed major term conclusion — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 865 (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• A universal proposition contains a distributed subject term while particular propositions are undistributed. #expands (0.70) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 376
• Affirmative propositions leave their predicate term undistributed #qualifies (0.55) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 404
• An informal fallacy fails because its premises are untrue or rules are violated #expands (0.50) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 774
• A fallacy is an argument that seems valid but fails logic #expands (0.50) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 776
• Relying on isolated phrases ripped from context commits a fallacy #expands (0.40) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1232