Sentence examples for translation fallacy from inspiring English sources

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Everett says that his earlier confusion arose over what's known as the translation fallacy: the conviction that a word in one language is identical to a word in another, simply because, in some instances, they overlap in meaning.

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Univocation is the signification of a univocal word, described in the Fallacie Parvipontane as "retaining the signification of the name while varying its supposition/appellation" (my translation).[3] Thus a fallacy of univocation occurs when one does not realise that what is being talked about (the supposita) change.

"Outright fallacy.

That's another fallacy.

This is a fallacy.

That was a fallacy.

See also naturalistic fallacy.

That's a fallacy.

"It's a fallacy.

Etymological fallacy klaxon!

There's a fallacy there.

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