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Noun Concept

Categories: Informal fallacies, Difference, Philosophy stubs

distinction without a difference Distinctions without a difference immaterial difference insignificant difference much of a muchness

A distinction without a difference is a type of logical fallacy where an author or speaker attempts to describe a distinction between two things where no discernible difference exists. Wikipedia

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A distinction without a difference is a type of logical fallacy where an author or speaker attempts to describe a distinction between two things where no discernible difference exists. Wikipedia

Asserting a difference between entities when no material difference exists Wikidata

A linguistic or conceptual distinction which is of no practical importance or which has no effect on meaning; a perceived difference where there is no actual difference. Wiktionary

Perceived, but not actual difference. Wiktionary (translation)

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fallacy

HAS KIND

doublespeak

OPPOSITE OF

duck test

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distinction without a difference

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distinction without a difference

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distinction without a difference

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Distinctions without a difference

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immaterial difference, insignificant difference, much of a muchness, no real difference, same difference, six of one, half a dozen of the other