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False equivalence

A false equivalence or false equivalency is an informal fallacy in which an equivalence is drawn between two subjects based on flawed, faulty, or false reasoning. This fallacy is categorized as a fallacy of inconsistency. Colloquially, a false equivalence is often called "comparing apples and oranges."

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False equivalence

Nodes22
Edges21
Triples27
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.090909
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False equivalence

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related to External links · 13
False equivalence → Annelise, Forbes, How False Equivalence Clouds, June, KQED, May, Our Judgment, Sarkis, Stephanie, This Is Not Equal, To That, Why It's So Dangerous, Wunderlich
related to Negative consequence · 8
False equivalence → False, Harvard University, Media, Politics, Public Policy, Shorenstein Center, Thomas Patterson, United States
related to Characteristics · 4
False equivalence → False, In, The, This
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False equivalence → common result when an anecdotal similarity is pointed out as equal
related to Examples · 1
False equivalence → The

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False equivalenceis acommon result when an anecdotal similarity is pointed out as equal0.90text
False equivalencerelated to CharacteristicsThis0.60section
False equivalencerelated to CharacteristicsFalse0.60section
False equivalencerelated to CharacteristicsThe0.60section
False equivalencerelated to CharacteristicsIn0.60section
False equivalencerelated to ExamplesThe0.60section
False equivalencerelated to External linksWunderlich0.60section
False equivalencerelated to External linksAnnelise0.60section
False equivalencerelated to External linksJune0.60section
False equivalencerelated to External linksWhy It's So Dangerous0.60section
False equivalencerelated to External linksKQED0.60section
False equivalencerelated to External linksSarkis0.60section

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