Which of the Following Interpretive Fallacies,as Described by Meehl (1977),is

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following interpretive fallacies,as described by Meehl (1977) ,is best illustrated by the clinician who argues that a patient's psychotic delusions are real to him/her,and therefore non-pathological?

• A) Uncle George's pancakes fallacy
• B) sick-sick fallacy
• C) multiple Napoleons fallacy
• D) me-too fallacy

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