Definitions for genetic fallacy
ge·net·ic fal·la·cy

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1. genetic fallacynoun

   A fallacy of irrelevance where a conclusion is suggested based solely on something or someone's origin rather than its current meaning or context.

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1. Genetic fallacy

   The genetic fallacy (also known as the fallacy of origins or fallacy of virtue) is a fallacy of irrelevance in which arguments or information are dismissed or validated based solely on their source of origin rather than their content. In other words, a claim is ignored or given credibility based on its source rather than the claim itself. The fallacy therefore fails to assess the claim on its merit. The first criterion of a good argument is that the premises must have bearing on the truth or falsity of the claim in question. Genetic accounts of an issue may be true, and they may help illuminate the reasons why the issue has assumed its present form, but they are not conclusive in determining its merits.In The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (1995) it is asserted that the term originated in Morris Raphael Cohen and Ernest Nagel's book Logic and Scientific Method  (1934). However, in a book review published in The Nation in 1926, Mortimer J. Adler complained that The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant was guilty throughout of "the fallacy of genetic interpretation." Adler characterized the genetic fallacy generally as "the substitution of psychology for logic."

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1. Genetic fallacy

   The genetic fallacy, also known as fallacy of origins, fallacy of virtue, is a fallacy of irrelevance where a conclusion is suggested based solely on something or someone's origin rather than its current meaning or context. This overlooks any difference to be found in the present situation, typically transferring the positive or negative esteem from the earlier context. The fallacy therefore fails to assess the claim on its merit. The first criterion of a good argument is that the premises must have bearing on the truth or falsity of the claim in question. Genetic accounts of an issue may be true, and they may help illuminate the reasons why the issue has assumed its present form, but they are irrelevant to its merits. According to the Oxford Companion to Philosophy, the term originated in Morris Raphael Cohen and Ernest Nagel's book Logic and Scientific Method.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of genetic fallacy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of genetic fallacy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

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