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=== '''[[wikipedia:Denying the antecedent|Denying the antecedent]]''': ===
:: The flip side of the above, where you say that because the initial conditions did not happen, the result is impossible.
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Bob opposes Obama's presidency
Therefore Bob is a racist. }}
** This is not to say that you can't make an argument that someone that opposes Obama is a racist, but it does not follow automatically from being opposed to his presidency and/or policies.
** A similar argument from Obama detractors is that anyone who voted for Obama did so only for affirmative action's sake, rather than because they believed Obama was a strong candidate on his own merit.
** I opposed Obama because I was for Hillary, [[Hypocritical Humor|you sexist!]]
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