Suppressed correlative

The fallacy of suppressed correlative is a type of argument that tries to redefine a correlative (one of two mutually exclusive options) so that one alternative encompasses the other, i.e. making one alternative impossible.^[1] This has also been known as the fallacy of lost contrast^[2] and the fallacy of the suppressed relative.^[3]

^ Feinberg, Joel (2007). "Psychological Egoism". In Shafer-Landau, Russ (ed.). Ethical Theory: An Anthology. Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-4051-3320-3.
^ Chadwick, Ruth F., ed. (1998). Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics. Vol. 2. Academic Press. p. 559. ISBN 978-0-12-227067-3.
^ Bain 1884, p. 54

[Feinberg-1] Feinberg, Joel (2007). "Psychological Egoism". In Shafer-Landau, Russ (ed.). Ethical Theory: An Anthology. Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-4051-3320-3.

[Chadwick-2] Chadwick, Ruth F., ed. (1998). Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics. Vol. 2. Academic Press. p. 559. ISBN 978-0-12-227067-3.

[3] Bain 1884, p. 54

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