English Dictionary

masked man fallacy

名詞

A fallacy of inferring that since one knows (or does not know) something by one description, one must know (or not know) it by another, as in "I know who my father is. I do not know who the masked man is. Therefore, my father is not the masked man."

日本語の意味

「masked man fallacy」とは、ある一方の記述によって物事を知っている（または知らない）という事実から、別の記述に対しても同様の認識があると判断する誤謬を指します。例えば『私は父親が誰かを知っているが、マスクをした男が誰かは知らない。だから、父親はそのマスク男ではない』という推論が該当します。

Dismissing John's claim that his neighbor couldn't be the burglar because 'I know my neighbor but not the masked man' is a textbook example of the masked man fallacy.

「私は近所の人は知っているが、覆面の人物は知らない」という理由でジョンの隣人が強盗ではあり得ないと却下するのは、異なる記述による知識の有無を誤って推論する、いわゆる覆面男の誤謬の典型的な例だ。

意味（1）

A fallacy of inferring that since one knows (or does not know) something by one description, one must know (or not know) it by another, as in "I know who my father is. I do not know who the masked man is. Therefore, my father is not the masked man."

That is to say, one cannot infer from one's subjective state of certainty and uncertainty about two propositions, to the objective connection or lack of connection between them; but it is just such an inference that Descartes seems to be making about himself and his body, and which gives his argument its embarrassing resemblance to the masked man fallacy.

masked man fallacies （ plural ）