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A [[:Category:Logical Fallacy|logical fallacy]] where a concept, idea, or thing is mistakenly assigned to a category to which it does not belong. | |||
For [["Stella", Humane Society of Searcy|example]],<blockquote>''We are heartbroken to share that Stella was returned this afternoon '''through no fault of her own'''.''</blockquote>This is the '''anthropomorphism''' that '''dogs can be guilty of something'''. | |||
* Animals do not possess moral agency; guilt requires a conceptual understanding of right and wrong. | |||
== Connection to Other Fallacies == | |||
* False Analogy: Comparing things that belong to different conceptual categories. | |||
* [[:Category:Straw Man|Straw Man]]: Misrepresenting an opponent's argument by placing it in a different conceptual category. | |||
[[Category:Logical Fallacy]] | |||