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  • The general nature of the speech act fallacy can be stated as follows, using "good" as our example. Calling something good is characteristically praising or commending or recommending it, etc. But it is a fallacy to infer from this that the meaning of "good" is explained by saying it is used to perform the act of commendation.

    "Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language". Book by John Searle, 1969.
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