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ethnocentric fallacy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
eth-no-cen-tric -fal-la-cy
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The belief that one's own ethnic group is innately superior to others and that all other groups should therefore be judged by one's own local standards.

Inflected Forms

the ethnocentric fallacy (canonical)

Questions

What does ethnocentric fallacy mean?
The belief that one's own ethnic group is innately superior to others and that all other groups should therefore be judged by one's own local standards.

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