Unclear dichotomy

A concept A and a concept B are considered to be “opposing concepts. But cannot clearly explain the boundaries of A and B = Unclear concept.

The use of this type of concept is a catalyst for vacillation in the discussion.

• We may agree on a few straightforward examples

  • But agreement on cases is not agreement on boundaries.
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• Let’s clarify boundaries to improve, you might think.

  • There may be no clear boundaries to begin with: False dichotomy.
    • Maybe we should define the axis and discuss the continuous value of “strong/weak characteristics” in that axis direction.

• indistinctness

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