FALLACY DEFINITIONS
GROUP 5: LANGUAGE BASED FALLACIES
TEST #2

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Another way of describing hypostatization is that it is treating an abstract concept as if it was concrete.

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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.