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  2. Suppressed correlative - Wikipedia

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    The fallacy of suppressed correlative is a type of argument that tries to redefine a correlative (one of two mutually exclusive options) so that one alternative encompasses the other, i.e. making one alternative impossible. [1] This has also been known as the fallacy of lost contrast [2] and the fallacy of the suppressed relative. [3]

  3. Correlative-based fallacies - Wikipedia

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    Denying the correlative where an attempt is made to introduce another option into a true correlative. Suppressed correlative where the definitions of a correlative are changed so that one of the options includes the other, making one option impossible.

  4. List of fallacies - Wikipedia

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    Correlative-based fallacies. Suppressed correlative – a correlative is redefined so that one alternative is made impossible (e.g., "I'm not fat because I'm thinner than John."). [18] Definist fallacy – defining a term used in an argument in a biased manner (e.g., using "loaded terms"). The person making the argument expects that the ...

  5. Category:Informal fallacies - Wikipedia

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    Suppressed correlative; Survivorship bias; T. Trivial objections; Truthiness; U. Uniqueness bias; V. Vacuous truth; Virtuality fallacy This page was last edited on 3 ...

  6. Correlation does not imply causation - Wikipedia

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    The word "cause" (or "causation") has multiple meanings in English.In philosophical terminology, "cause" can refer to necessary, sufficient, or contributing causes. In examining correlation, "cause" is most often used to mean "one contributing cause" (but not necessarily the only contributing cause).

  7. Talk:Suppressed correlative - Wikipedia

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  8. Affirming a disjunct - Wikipedia

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    Venn diagram for "A or B", with inclusive or (OR) Venn diagram for "A or B", with exclusive or (XOR). The fallacy lies in concluding that one disjunct must be false because the other disjunct is true; in fact they may both be true because "or" is defined inclusively rather than exclusively.

  9. Masked-man fallacy - Wikipedia

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    The name of the fallacy comes from the example: Premise 1: I know who Claus is.; Premise 2: I do not know who the masked man is.; Conclusion: Therefore, Claus is not the masked man.