A fallacy of illicit minor is a violation of which of the following rules for evaluating categorical syllogisms? In a valid standard-form categorical syllogism¼
A) there are exactly three terms, and each term must be used with the same meaning throughout the argument.
B) the middle term is distributed in at least one premise.
C) a term must be distributed in the premises if it is distributed in the conclusion.
D) if the conclusion is particular, then at least one of the premises must be particular.

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A fallacy of illicit minor occurs when the minor term is distributed in the conclusion but not in the premises, violating the rule that a term must be distributed in the premises if it is distributed in the conclusion.

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