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intentional fallacy

intentional fallacy noun: the idea that an author's intentions should constrain the ways in which a text is properly interpreted, when regarded as an informal fallacy.

Noun

intentional fallacy (plural intentional fallacies)

  1. The idea that an author's intentions should constrain the ways in which a text is properly interpreted, when regarded as an informal fallacy.

Forms of intentional fallacy

pluralintentional fallacies

Questions about intentional fallacy

What does intentional fallacy mean?
Intentional fallacy means the idea that an author's intentions should constrain the ways in which a text is properly interpreted, when regarded as an informal fallacy.
What part of speech is intentional fallacy?
Intentional fallacy is a noun.
What is the plural of intentional fallacy?
The plural of intentional fallacy is intentional fallacies.

Words near intentional fallacy in the dictionary

  1. intention
  2. intentional
  3. intentional communities
  4. intentional community
  5. intentional fallacies
  6. intentional fallacy
  7. intentional grounding
  8. intentional groundings
  9. intentional pass
  10. intentional passes
  11. intentional species

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