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Another fallacy is that of the sign, for this
argument also is illogical. For instance, if one were to say that those who love
one another are useful to States, since the love of Harmodius and Aristogiton
overthrew the tyrant Hipparchus; or that Dionysius is a thief, because he is a
rascal; for here again the argument is inconclusive; not every rascal is a thief
although every thief is a rascal.
Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 22, translated by J. H. Freese. Aristotle. Cambridge and London. Harvard University Press; William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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