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A '''meaningless statement''' is a statement which posits nothing of substance which can be agreed or disagreed with. In the context of [[logical fallacy|logical fallacies]], the inclusion of a meaningless statement in the premises of the argument will undermine the validity of the argument since the premise can neither be confirmed nor falsified.

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* Sometimes grammatical tinkering is used in order to cover attributes with stigma. "No, Richard isn't a criminal, he only commits illegitimate acts". (By definition a criminal is someone who commits illegitimate acts).

Examples:

* "An orange is an apple which has many idiosyncratic features such as color, texture, taste, internal structure and chemical composition."
* "I am wearing clothes made of totally unobservable fibers."

* Some claim that statements about "[[Existence of God|the existence of God]]" are inherently meaningless.⏎
* In conversation:
:'''Arthur''': Global warming may cause problems with ocean currents if fresh water from Greenland mixes with salt water in the Atlantic ocean.
:'''Steven''': I don't know, I heard of a lake that's half freshwater and half saltwater.

==See also==
* [[Non sequitur (logic)]]
* [[Nonsense]]

[[Category:Logical fallacies]]
[[Category:Statements]]
[[Category:Articles lacking sources (Erik9bot)]]

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