Difference between revisions of "Genetic fallacy"

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The '''genetic fallacy''' is an faulty argument based on the circumstances of something's origin.  For example, arguing that Christians should not decorate Christmas trees because thousands of years ago such practices were performed by the pagans.
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The '''genetic fallacy''' is a logical fallacy wherein an argument is based on the circumstances of something's origin.<ref>http://www.fallacyfiles.org/genefall.html</ref> For example, arguing that Christians should not decorate Christmas trees because thousands of years ago such practices were performed by [[pagans]].
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Revision as of 17:45, March 13, 2008

The genetic fallacy is a logical fallacy wherein an argument is based on the circumstances of something's origin.[1] For example, arguing that Christians should not decorate Christmas trees because thousands of years ago such practices were performed by pagans.

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