Correlative-based fallacies explained
In philosophy, correlative-based fallacies are informal fallacies based on correlative conjunctions.
Correlative conjunctions
A correlative conjunction is a relationship between two statements where one must be false and the other true. In formal logic this is known as the exclusive or relationship; traditionally, terms between which this relationship exists have been called contradictories.
Examples
In the following example, statement b explicitly negates statement a:
Statements can also be mutually exclusive, without explicitly negating each other as in the following example:
Fallacies
Fallacies based on correlatives include:[1]
- False dilemma or false correlative.
Here something which is not a correlative is treated as a correlative, excluding some other possibility.
- Denying the correlative
where an attempt is made to introduce another option into a true correlative.
- Suppressed correlative
where the definitions of a correlative are changed so that one of the options includes the other, making one option impossible.See also
External links
Correlational fallacy in psychology
Notes and References
- Book: Jenicek, M. . How to Think in Medicine: Reasoning, Decision Making, and Communication in Health Sciences and Professions . Taylor & Francis . 2018 . 978-1-351-68402-6 . 2 November 2024 . 527.
