genetic fallacy definition
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The genetic fallacy (also known as the fallacy of origins or fallacy of virtue) is a fallacy of irrelevance where a conclusion is suggested based solely on someone's or something's history, origin, or source rather than its current meaning or context. commonly occurring example of this style of reasoning can be called the  etymological fallacy . This presents arguments based on the supposed real meaning of certain words, where that real meaning is in fact what the word meant centuries ago, or what its root word (in Latin, Greek etc.) meant.