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Misleading Context Fallacy /
The Misleading Context Fallacy / Contextomy occurs when a word, phrase, concept, quote, entity, or proposition is taken out if its context. Taking a quote out of context is one of the examples of this fallacy. However, many things can be distorted by taking them out of their context. Accent by abstraction is another type of this fallacy that deals with using emphasis as the way to distort a quote or something else. There are many ways to distort. Sometimes, it does help to take something out of context for analysis. This is often done for creating models of things that are too complex to model as a whole. However, it is important to remember that the model is just a model and is not real reality. Treating a model as if it were reality is a fallacy. Examples of the Misleading Context Fallacy / ContextomyTaking a quote out of context Taking an experience out of context Taking an observation out of context Abstracting part of reality and thinking that it is reality Believing one's own worldview 
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