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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. | 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'''. | 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. | * Animals do not possess moral agency; guilt requires a conceptual understanding of right and wrong. | ||
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A logical fallacy where a concept, idea, or thing is mistakenly assigned to a category to which it does not belong.
For example,
We are heartbroken to share that Stella was returned this afternoon through no fault of her own.
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.
- Straw Man: Misrepresenting an opponent's argument by placing it in a different conceptual category.
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