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Is there a word for this cultural phenomenon?
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Sometimes definitions reverse direction, like when in the American sensibility, hard work and thrift lead to success and wealth and yet somehow now the presumption is that wealth is the obvious sign of hard work and thrift.
in a theological sense, Christ is what defines the church in the abstract and yet in American evangelical culture, it seems as if the church has become to define what Christ means.
Is there a philosophical term, a linguistic term, or perhaps a theological term I've missed that encompasses this?
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Sometimes definitions reverse direction, like when in the American sensibility, hard work and thrift lead to success and wealth and yet somehow now the presumption is that wealth is the obvious sign of hard work and thrift.
in a theological sense, Christ is what defines the church in the abstract and yet in American evangelical culture, it seems as if the church has become to define what Christ means.
Is there a philosophical term, a linguistic term, or perhaps a theological term I've missed that encompasses this?
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I see no reversal if thrift leads to wealth and wealth is a sign of thrift...
– Davo
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Sometimes definitions reverse direction, like when in the American sensibility, hard work and thrift lead to success and wealth and yet somehow now the presumption is that wealth is the obvious sign of hard work and thrift.
in a theological sense, Christ is what defines the church in the abstract and yet in American evangelical culture, it seems as if the church has become to define what Christ means.
Is there a philosophical term, a linguistic term, or perhaps a theological term I've missed that encompasses this?
phrase-requests
asked Mar 11 at 5:55
Richard CarnahanRichard Carnahan
161
Sometimes definitions reverse direction, like when in the American sensibility, hard work and thrift lead to success and wealth and yet somehow now the presumption is that wealth is the obvious sign of hard work and thrift.
in a theological sense, Christ is what defines the church in the abstract and yet in American evangelical culture, it seems as if the church has become to define what Christ means.
Is there a philosophical term, a linguistic term, or perhaps a theological term I've missed that encompasses this?
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Richard CarnahanRichard Carnahan
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Richard CarnahanRichard Carnahan
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Richard CarnahanRichard Carnahan
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asked Mar 11 at 5:55
Richard CarnahanRichard Carnahan
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Richard CarnahanRichard Carnahan
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I see no reversal if thrift leads to wealth and wealth is a sign of thrift...
– Davo
4 hours ago
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I see no reversal if thrift leads to wealth and wealth is a sign of thrift...
– Davo
4 hours ago
I see no reversal if thrift leads to wealth and wealth is a sign of thrift...
– Davo
4 hours ago
I see no reversal if thrift leads to wealth and wealth is a sign of thrift...
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I don't know if it's a cultural phenomenon, but it seems like the definitions in your example are subjective interpretations of the true definition. Perhaps "subjective(ly)" comes close to the meaning that you seek.
the word "Christ" is often subjectively defined. It takes on different meanings in every individual person's mind.
The presumption that "wealth is an obvious sign of hard work and thrift"
is a subjective assumption at best. Wealth is not necessarily defined by those qualities.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/subjectively
answered Mar 11 at 16:51
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This is known as the (logical) fallacy of
affirming the consequent
or the 'converse error', which is the error that, given that B follows from A, one can infer that A follows from B. Surely if it rains then the ground will get wet. But if the ground is wet it does not necessarily follow that rain was the cause.
This is related to the general correlation fallacies including 'post hoc ergo propter hoc' (the fallacy of thinking that f B comes after A, then A caused B).
answered 4 hours ago
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I don't know if it's a cultural phenomenon, but it seems like the definitions in your example are subjective interpretations of the true definition. Perhaps "subjective(ly)" comes close to the meaning that you seek.
the word "Christ" is often subjectively defined. It takes on different meanings in every individual person's mind.
The presumption that "wealth is an obvious sign of hard work and thrift"
is a subjective assumption at best. Wealth is not necessarily defined by those qualities.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/subjectively
answered Mar 11 at 16:51
user22542user22542
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I don't know if it's a cultural phenomenon, but it seems like the definitions in your example are subjective interpretations of the true definition. Perhaps "subjective(ly)" comes close to the meaning that you seek.
the word "Christ" is often subjectively defined. It takes on different meanings in every individual person's mind.
The presumption that "wealth is an obvious sign of hard work and thrift"
is a subjective assumption at best. Wealth is not necessarily defined by those qualities.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/subjectively
answered Mar 11 at 16:51
user22542user22542
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I don't know if it's a cultural phenomenon, but it seems like the definitions in your example are subjective interpretations of the true definition. Perhaps "subjective(ly)" comes close to the meaning that you seek.
the word "Christ" is often subjectively defined. It takes on different meanings in every individual person's mind.
The presumption that "wealth is an obvious sign of hard work and thrift"
is a subjective assumption at best. Wealth is not necessarily defined by those qualities.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/subjectively
answered Mar 11 at 16:51
user22542user22542
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I don't know if it's a cultural phenomenon, but it seems like the definitions in your example are subjective interpretations of the true definition. Perhaps "subjective(ly)" comes close to the meaning that you seek.
the word "Christ" is often subjectively defined. It takes on different meanings in every individual person's mind.
The presumption that "wealth is an obvious sign of hard work and thrift"
is a subjective assumption at best. Wealth is not necessarily defined by those qualities.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/subjectively
answered Mar 11 at 16:51
user22542user22542
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This is known as the (logical) fallacy of
affirming the consequent
or the 'converse error', which is the error that, given that B follows from A, one can infer that A follows from B. Surely if it rains then the ground will get wet. But if the ground is wet it does not necessarily follow that rain was the cause.
This is related to the general correlation fallacies including 'post hoc ergo propter hoc' (the fallacy of thinking that f B comes after A, then A caused B).
answered 4 hours ago
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This is known as the (logical) fallacy of
affirming the consequent
or the 'converse error', which is the error that, given that B follows from A, one can infer that A follows from B. Surely if it rains then the ground will get wet. But if the ground is wet it does not necessarily follow that rain was the cause.
This is related to the general correlation fallacies including 'post hoc ergo propter hoc' (the fallacy of thinking that f B comes after A, then A caused B).
answered 4 hours ago
MitchMitch
52.5k15105220
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This is known as the (logical) fallacy of
affirming the consequent
or the 'converse error', which is the error that, given that B follows from A, one can infer that A follows from B. Surely if it rains then the ground will get wet. But if the ground is wet it does not necessarily follow that rain was the cause.
This is related to the general correlation fallacies including 'post hoc ergo propter hoc' (the fallacy of thinking that f B comes after A, then A caused B).
answered 4 hours ago
MitchMitch
52.5k15105220
This is known as the (logical) fallacy of
affirming the consequent
or the 'converse error', which is the error that, given that B follows from A, one can infer that A follows from B. Surely if it rains then the ground will get wet. But if the ground is wet it does not necessarily follow that rain was the cause.
This is related to the general correlation fallacies including 'post hoc ergo propter hoc' (the fallacy of thinking that f B comes after A, then A caused B).
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I see no reversal if thrift leads to wealth and wealth is a sign of thrift...
– Davo
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