DaFranker comments on Variables in Arguments as a Source of Confusion - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DaFranker 09 January 2014 04:48:09PM *  1 point [-]

This seems worth adding to a list somewhere or making a more elaborate article about. Anyone?

At least, the label "equal treatment fallacy" seems like it represents well enough most cases and, with those examples, evokes a clear picture. It doesn't seem to refer to all "variable vs constant" issues following this pattern, but close enough.