INFORMAL FALLACY DEFINITIONS
GROUP 5: LANGUAGE BASED FALLACIES
TEST #2

 

Which of the following best describes the fallacy of hypostatization?

Treating something that exists in the mind as if it was a real object.

Changing the meaning of a word or phrase from one part of the argument to another.

Using language and punctuation in a way that a statement can have multiple interpretations, so it's not really clear what is meant.

A form of loaded language that uses an emotionally charged restatement of the claim in place of support for the claim.