Logic – For the love of it

Taxonomy – Where am I?

Fake Precision Fallacy

classification : informal – fallacies of vagueness

Occurs when an argument treats information as more precise than it really is.

Foundations

When imprecise information contained in the premises must be taken as precise in order to adequately support the conclusion.

Examples

Other Names

Fake Precision
False Precision
Misplaced Precision
Spurious Accuracy

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