Scope Fallacy
November 5th, 2009
Scope Fallacy
classification : informal – fallacies of ambiguity – amphiboly
The scope fallacy is caused by improperly changing or misrepresenting the scope of a phrase.
Foundations
Ambiguity based on scope. Logical terms such as “not” have a scope, that is, a part of the proposition in which they occur that they affect logically.
Examples
Other Names
Sub fallacy of Amphiboly
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