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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 8. Category Mistake / b. Category mistake as syntactic

[category mistakes as result of syntax errors]

5 ideas
Grammar says that saying 'sound is red' is not false, but nonsense [Wittgenstein]
Talking nonsense is not following the rules [Wittgenstein]
Category mistakes seem to be universal across languages [Magidor]
Category mistakes as syntactic needs a huge number of fine-grained rules [Magidor]
Embedded (in 'he said that…') category mistakes show syntax isn't the problem [Magidor]