The Fallacy of Reification
Misplaced Concreteness or Hypostatization
Misplaced Concreteness or Hypostatization
The ambiguous Fallacy of Reification occurs when an abstraction is inaccurately treated as if it is concrete. In a way, Reification is a form of personification, so this fallacy is closely related to the Faulty Analogy.
Example:
"I jut froze to the bench over there! Obviously, Global Warming is nonsense!"
Example:
In this example, President Bush declares a "War on Terror."
While we get his point, one cannot physically declare war on a feeling (terror).
Terrorists, the concrete people, however, could have war declared upon them. That said, the "War on Terrorists" isn't quite as catchy or marketable as the "War on Terror."
Example:
The "War on Christmas" ➡️
Example:
The "War on Drugs" ⬇️
