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Distinction without a difference (view source)
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A '''distinction without a difference''' is the [[logical fallacy]] of raising a linguistic or conceptual difference that is irrelevant to the issue at hand. It is often used to avoid a negative emotional connotation associated with a word or concept.
A '''distinction without a difference''' is the [[logical fallacy]] of raising a linguistic or conceptual difference that is irrelevant to the issue at hand. It is often used to avoid a negative emotional connotation associated with a word or concept.
==Example==
[[Liberal]]s try to argue that some forms of individual liberty are good and others are bad because of [[identity politics]] or an imagined difference between personal and economic liberty.
==See also==
==See also==
*[[No true Scotsman]]
*[[No true Scotsman]]
*[[Special pleading]]
*[[Special pleading]]
[[Category:Logical Fallacies]]
[[Category:Logical Fallacies]]