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etymological fallacy

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genetic fallacy that holds that the present-day meaning of a word or phrase should necessarily be similar to its historical meaning

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etymology science

irrelevant conclusion

anecdotal evidence

association fallacy

not invented here

International Standard Book Number

International Standard Serial Number

propositional calculus

Categories

Etymology Genetic fallacies Relevance fallacies

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