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If there is uncertainty at the margins, the category is arbitrary.
by tomlock 8y ago
If there is uncertainty at the margins, the category is arbitrary.
- perilunar 8y agoThat is clearly not true, and is an example of a continuum or line-drawing fallacy.
- tomlock 8y agoI've not heard of that fallacy. By what authority is it derived? Source? :) If you can't clearly define a category, any intrinsic traits of that category are not ascribed clearly to individuals. Any uncertainty, even on the margins, makes the definition uncertain. Clear definition is a lack of uncertainty.
- leereeves 8y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuum_fallacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuum_fallacy The fallacy is the argument that two states or conditions cannot be considered distinct (or do not exist at all) because between them there exists a continuum of states. In other words, your reasoning is a textbook example of this fallacy.