The genetic fallacy is a fallacy of irrelevance in which arguments or information are dismissed or validated based solely on their source of origin rather ...

You judged something as either good or bad on the basis of where it comes from, or from whom it came. This fallacy avoids the argument by shifting focus.

9 окт. 2023 г. · The genetic fallacy tricks us into dismissing arguments simply because of where they come from, instead of focusing on what they actually say.

25 июн. 2024 г. · The genetic fallacy is the mistake of dismissing an argument, idea, or practice based solely on some aspect of its origins.

Description: Basing the truth claim of an argument on the origin of its claims or premises. Logical Form: The origin of the claim is presented.

noun : the fallacy of employing the genetic method under inapplicable circumstances or in inappropriate ways; especially : an invalid resolution of phenomena.

4 янв. 2022 г. · A genetic fallacy is an illogical argument for or against an idea based on the origin of the idea. An example of a genetic fallacy is the ...

In the genetic fallacy, the goal is to discredit the argument by discrediting the history or origin (i.e., genesis) of an argument.

This chapter focuses on one of the common fallacies in Western philosophy called 'genetic fallacy' (GnF). One commits the GnF when advocating for a conclusion ...