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A false equivalence or false equivalency is an informal fallacy in which an equivalence is drawn between two subjects based on flawed or false reasoning. This fallacy is categorized as a fallacy of inconsistency. Colloquially, a false equivalence is often called "comparing apples and oranges."
The idiom, comparing apples and oranges, refers to the differences between items which are popularly thought to be incomparable or incommensurable, such as apples and oranges. The idiom may also indicate that a false analogy has been made between two items, such as where an apple is faulted for not being a good orange .
Some expert witnesses point out that past periods in Earth’s history were warmer than the 20th century. Because such variations existed long before humans, they claim the current trend is also the result of natural variation. Can you spot the problem with this argument? Elizabeth Cox explores the false analogy fallacy.
5 de abr. de 2021 · Can you outsmart the apples and oranges fallacy? - Elizabeth Cox. TED-Ed. 19.6M subscribers. Subscribed. 47K. 1M views 2 years ago. Dig into the false analogy fallacy, which assumes that...
29 de ene. de 2024 · The definitive answer is “maybe,” but the results might be suggestive at best. As we describe below, there are strategies for making oranges more like apples. One popularly used strategy is propensity-score weighting (PSW; Morgan & Winship, 2015).
“This is not equal to that” is how one writer summarizes the logical fallacy known as false equivalence. As the name suggests, false equivalence is a cognitive bias by which events, ideas or situations are compared as if they are the same when the differences are substantial.
14 de sept. de 2015 · The Rules of Logic Part 7: Using Consistent Reasoning to Compare Apples and Oranges. Posted on September 14, 2015 by Fallacy Man. An example of inconsistent reasoning among anti-vaccers. Image via Refutations to Anti-Vaccine Memes.
