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    It is not the case that Semi-logical fallacies are also logical fallacies, but their detection requires extra-logical knowledge

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    • 1.The distinction between 'logical' and 'extra-logical' knowledge is itself contested: formal validity judgments always presuppose semantic content.
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    • 2.If semantic knowledge is required for all syllogistic evaluation, then no fallacy detection is purely logical, collapsing the semi-logical/logical distinction.
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    • 1.Ryle's category-mistake framework shows that apparent equivocation often reflects deep ontological confusion, not merely ambiguous middle terms.
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    • 2.If the source of invalidity is ontological rather than semantic, detection requires philosophical knowledge that exceeds 'extra-logical' subject-matter knowledge as the claim envisions it.
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    • 1.Semi-logical fallacies mostly trade on ambiguous middle terms
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    • 2.Detection of ambiguous middle terms requires knowledge of the senses of terms and knowledge of the subject matter
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