Difference between revisions of "Genetic fallacy"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (Categorizing) |
m (rewrote sentence fragment as complete sentence; internal links) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | 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> | + | 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> An example is arguing that [[Christian]]s should not decorate [[Christmas tree]]s because thousands of years ago such practices were performed by [[pagans]]. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 17:53, December 12, 2011
The genetic fallacy is a logical fallacy wherein an argument is based on the circumstances of something's origin.[1] An example is arguing that Christians should not decorate Christmas trees because thousands of years ago such practices were performed by pagans.