To understand the EF fully, it is important to break down the word etymology, which is a practice that in itself informs the conversation surrounding the fallacy. EF is a willful use of a former definition of a word that has changed meaning and/or developed new connotations because the ...
en.wikipedia.org An argument constitutes an etymological fallacy if it makes a claim about the present meaning of a word based exclusively on its etymology. en.wikipedia.org Another etymological derivative of the name comes from "lear" or "black" -- a reference to the black cotton soil of ...