By extension, an argument can contain a formal fallacy even if the argument is not a deductive one: for instance, an inductive argument that incorrectly applies principles of probability or causality can be said to commit a formal fallacy.
special agent. Someone employed to represent another personâthe principalâin a clearly defined and limited activity.A real estate broker hired to sell a property is a special agent.
Railroad police and the term special agent, along with the Pinkerton Detective Agency, were models for the FBI when it was created in 1907. [citation needed] State, county, municipal, and tribal governments. A state or municipal criminal investigator can also be a special agent if so titled by the employing agency.