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==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
| − | [[category:logical fallacies]][[Argument by definition]] is an argument in which one or more terms are defined in such a way as to effectively be an argument for the speaker's position | + | [[category:logical fallacies]][[Argument by definition]] (also known as [[persuasive definition]]) is an argument in which one or more terms are defined in such a way as to effectively be an argument for the speaker's position. |
| − | + | It is a [[logical fallacy]] due to the fact that its intent is to deceive the listener into agreeing with an unstated argument by presenting a similar (but more persuasive) argument as being identical – a sort of bait-and-switch tactic. | |
| + | ===Related=== | ||
| + | * [[definitional argument]]: an argument which seems to be about one thing (whether something is of a certain type) but which is actually about something else (whether a set of rules should be applied to something because of precedent) | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
* Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:persuasive definition|persuasive definition]] | * Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:persuasive definition|persuasive definition]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:21, 29 November 2009
Definition
Argument by definition (also known as persuasive definition) is an argument in which one or more terms are defined in such a way as to effectively be an argument for the speaker's position.
It is a logical fallacy due to the fact that its intent is to deceive the listener into agreeing with an unstated argument by presenting a similar (but more persuasive) argument as being identical – a sort of bait-and-switch tactic.
Related
- definitional argument: an argument which seems to be about one thing (whether something is of a certain type) but which is actually about something else (whether a set of rules should be applied to something because of precedent)
Reference
- Wikipedia: persuasive definition