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false equivalence
[ fawls i-kwiv-uh-luhns ]
noun
- a logical fallacy in which one assumes or asserts that two things are the same or equal when, while alike in some ways, they are not sufficiently similar to be considered equivalent.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of false equivalence1
Example Sentences
We must stop the false equivalence that there are “two sides” to slashing funds, programs and agencies approved by Congress.
What’s galling is that Republicans, rather than simply condemning Trump, are drawing a false equivalence between his action and former President’s Biden’s last-minute preemptive pardon of his siblings and their spouses.
“How refreshing it is to hear clear and morally sound statements that do not create a false equivalence or call for addressing ‘both sides,’” Mr. Smotrich said.
This false equivalence does both journalists and readers a great disservice.
It could have stopped using soft, empty language and false equivalence, and made it crystal clear to the public that if elected Trump would turn America into a racist, authoritarian regime where facts don’t matter.
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