false attribution
specific fallacy where an advocate appeals to an irrelevant, unqualified, unidentified, biased, or fabricated source in support of an argument
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false attribution
Summary
false attribution is a Wikibase reason for deprecated rank[1]. It draws 68 Wikipedia views per month (wikibase_reason_for_deprecated_rank category, ranking #30 of 43).[2]
Key Facts
- false attribution's instance of is recorded as Wikibase reason for deprecated rank[3].
- false attribution's instance of is recorded as quotation[4].
- false attribution's subclass of is recorded as equivocation[5].
- false attribution's subclass of is recorded as misattribution[6].
- false attribution's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025y7pk[7].
- false attribution's topic's main category is recorded as Category:False attribution[8].
- false attribution's partially coincident with is recorded as misattribution[9].
- false attribution's different from is recorded as former attribution[10].
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Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include Wikibase reason for deprecated rank[3] and quotation[4].
Why It Matters
false attribution draws 68 Wikipedia views per month (wikibase_reason_for_deprecated_rank category, ranking #30 of 43).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]