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Full Idea
Some philosophers speak about a theory's 'ideological commitments' and not just about its 'ontological commitments'.
Gist of Idea
We speak of a theory's 'ideological commitments' as well as its 'ontological commitments'
Source
Øystein Linnebo (Plural Quantification [2008], 5.4)
Book Ref
'Stanford Online Encyclopaedia of Philosophy', ed/tr. Stanford University [plato.stanford.edu], p.20
A Reaction
This is a third strategy for possibly evading one's ontological duty, along with fiddling with the words 'exist' or 'object'. An ideological commitment to something to which one is not actually ontologically committed conjures up stupidity and dogma.