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The '''genetic fallacy''' is a [[logical fallacy]] wherein an argument is based on the circumstances of something's origin or history when that origin or history has nothing to do with the present value of that something.<ref>[http://www.fallacyfiles.org/genefall.html Fallacy Files: Genetic Fallacy]</ref>  The fallacy is thus a fallacy of relevance.  An example is arguing that [[Christian]]s should not decorate [[Christmas tree]]s because thousands of years ago such practices were performed by [[pagans]].

The '''genetic fallacy''' is a [[logical fallacy]] wherein an argument is based on the circumstances of something's origin or history when that origin or history has nothing to do with the present value of that something.<ref>[http://www.fallacyfiles.org/genefall.html Fallacy Files: Genetic Fallacy]</ref>  The fallacy is thus a fallacy of relevance.  An example is arguing that [[Christian]]s should not decorate [[Christmas tree]]s because thousands of years ago such practices were performed by [[pagans]].

==See Also==

==See also==

*[[Guilt by Association]]

*[[Guilt by Association]]

*[[Reductio ad Hitlerum]]

*[[Reductio ad Hitlerum]]

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[[Category: Logical Fallacies]]

[[Category:Logical Fallacies]]