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vehicle fallacy  

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  • Vehicle fallacy is a term coined by Peter Morriss from a point made by Anthony Kenny. Both Morriss and Kenny start from the recognition that power refers to a capacity or disposition, not an event or occurrence. [Source: Encyclopedia of Power; Vehicle Fallacy]

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