Quantifier Shift Fallacy

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

Synonyms

• Quantifier Fallacy
• Illicit Quantifier Shift

Explanation

You commit this fallacy if you shift the scope of a quantifier ("some" or "all") during an argument.

Category

• Scope Fallacy
• Fallacy of Quantificational Logic

External Links

• Fallacy Files [1]
• Agnosticism/Atheism [2]
• Global Tester [3]

Examples in creationist arguments