Fallacy:

Any error or mistake in reasoning is called Fallacy.

Formal Fallacy:
The pattern of mistakes that appear in deductive argument of a certain specifiable form, it is a mistake in form of argument it is called Formal Fallacies.

Four Terms

Undistributed Middle

Formal Fallacy

Illicit Major & Illicit Minor

Exclusive Premises Drawing an Affirmative Conclusion from a negative premise. Existential Fallacy

Four Terms:
A valid form of categorical syllogism must contain exactly the three terms, each of which is used in the same sense throughout the argument. Example: All are

is a Therefore, 6th September is fruit.

Undistributed middle:
In a valid standard form of categorical syllogism, the middle term(M) must be distributed in at least one premise. Example:

All Russians were . All anarchists were . Therefore, all anarchists were Russians.

Illicit process of Major & Minor term:

A valid standard form of categorical syllogism, if either term is distributed in conclusion then it must be distributed in the premise. Illicit Major:
All dogs are No cats are dogs Therefore, No cats are

Illicit Minor:
All mobiles are electronic device All mobiles are Therefore, all are electronic device.

Exclusive Premise:
No standard form categorical syllogism having two negative premise is valid. Example:

Therefore, some magicians are not astrologers.

Drawing an affirmative conclusions from a negative premise:

If either premise of a valid standard form categorical syllogism is negative, the conclusion must be negative. Example:

Some artists are poets Therefore, some artists are managers.

Existential Fallacy:
No valid standard form categorical syllogism with a particular conclusion can have universal premise. Example:

All household pets are domestic animals No unicorn are domestic animals .