Humpty-Dumptying refers to the fallacy of arbitrarily redefining a word to suit one's own purposes or argument.
Humpty-Dumptying refers to the fallacy of arbitrarily redefining a word to suit one's own purposes or argument.
| Fallacy | Humpty-Dumptying |
|---|---|
| Definition and Examples | the arbitrary redefinition of a word |
Tags: fallacies
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Call doesn’t humpty-dumptying foolishness linguistic ontological relativism exposed
Previous card: Spite dont cut xxxx xxxxx nose
Up to card list: Obscure but useful english vocab, logical fallacies and CBT