LessonsSemantic Fallacies: Defects of Matter, Form, and PredicationQuiz

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Another fallacy is a mistaken way of regarding predication.

A term’s being predicable of an object is not identical with attributing a logical or mental property to the concept of that term. Since “animal” applies to humans, it does not follow that every property ascribed to the concept *animal* applies in precisely the same way to human individuals.

Watch for a term used in one premise with reference to its extension or instances and in another with reference to its conceptual or logical status. These respects cannot be merged without justification.

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Confusing a predicate’s concept with its extension

Semantic Fallacies: Defects of Matter, Form, and Predication

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Another fallacy is a mistaken way of regarding predication.

A term’s being predicable of an object is not identical with attributing a logical or mental property to the concept of that term. Since “animal” applies to humans, it does not follow that every property ascribed to the concept *animal* applies in precisely the same way to human individuals.

Watch for a term used in one premise with reference to its extension or instances and in another with reference to its conceptual or logical status. These respects cannot be merged without justification.