intentional fallacy
noun
(in literary criticism) an assertion that the intended meaning of the author is not the only or most important meaning; a fallacy involving an assessment of a literary work based on the author's intended meaning rather than on actual response to the work.
Also called
in·ten·tion·al·ism
[in-ten-shuh-nl-iz-uh m] /ɪnˈtɛn ʃə nlˌɪz əm/
Words nearby intentional fallacy
intention movement,
intention spasm,
intention tremor,
intentional,
intentional community,
intentional fallacy,
intentional foul,
intentioned,
inter,
inter alia,
inter alios