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[log in to unmask] (A. M. C. Waterman)
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Sun Jul 16 22:44:07 2006
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A 'fallacy' is a particular class of logical mistake. Elementary textbooks  
give examples and classify fallacies. It is by no means obvious that any  
economic-theoretic theorem could correctly be described as a 'fallacy'.  
When the term is applied the intention is usually polemical rather than  
scientific.  
  
Anthony Waterman  
  
  

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