Apriorism

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Contents 1 Synonyms 2 Explanation 3 Demarcation 4 Category 5 External Links 6 Examples in creationist arguments

Synonyms

• A priorism

Explanation

You commit this fallacy if you reason from abstract principles to facts instead of vice versa.

Demarcation

You do not commit this fallacy if you:

• draw conclusions from abstract principles, unless you call the conclusions "facts".

Category

• Conceptual Fallacy

External Links

• Diana Mertz Hsieh [1]
• Anti-Mormon Illogic [2]

Examples in creationist arguments