The genetic fallacy or genetic fallacy is the act of rejecting or accepting an argument on the basis of its origin rather than its content. According to the genetic fallacy, we judge a claim by paying too much attention to its source or history, even if that criticism is unrelated to the truth of the claim. As a result, we fail to explain why the argument itself is unsound or to examine the reasons given to justify it.
Cause
The genetic fallacy occurs when we focus on the source or history of an argument rather than the argument itself. This happens because people often confuse:
Reasons with causes
Psychological with logical explanations
Sources with content of arguments
In other words, we often fail to see the difference between an explanation (i.e. why something is believed) and a justification (why something is true). When reasons for belief are used as if they were reasons for truth, we fall into the trap of genetic error.
In general, it is best to separate the sources of an argument's content. Even when we perceive the source negatively (or positively), it does not necessarily mean the argument is bad (or good). In other words, we generally cannot prove or disprove a claim by identifying its cause; rather we must logically examine the premises and the conclusion.
How to avoid a genetic error?
The limitations and delimitations (the socio-techno-economic framework and the scientific framework) of the problem stated are made in the introduction, these elements are only present to put the research in context and cannot be taken into account as arguments.
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