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ethnocentric fallacy

ethnocentric fallacy proper noun: the belief that one's own ethnic group is innately superior to others and that all other groups should therefore be judged by one's own local standards.

Proper noun

the ethnocentric fallacy

  1. The belief that one's own ethnic group is innately superior to others and that all other groups should therefore be judged by one's own local standards.

Questions about ethnocentric fallacy

What does ethnocentric fallacy mean?
Ethnocentric fallacy means the belief that one's own ethnic group is innately superior to others and that all other groups should therefore be judged by one's own local standards.
What part of speech is ethnocentric fallacy?
Ethnocentric fallacy is a proper noun.

Words near ethnocentric fallacy in the dictionary

  1. ethnoburbs
  2. ethnocacerism
  3. ethnocartography
  4. ethnocentred
  5. ethnocentric
  6. ethnocentric fallacy
  7. ethnocentrically
  8. ethnocentricism
  9. ethnocentricities
  10. ethnocentricity
  11. ethnocentrism

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