# Context Dropping Summary::Phrase developed by Ayn Rand Scheduled::Yes ```todoist name: Context Dropping filter: "#Obsidian Projects & Search:Context Dropping" show: [due,labels] ``` --- # Notes --- # References Whenever you tear an idea from its context and treat it as though it were a self-sufficient, independent item, you invalidate the thought process involved. If you omit the context, or even a crucial aspect of it, then no matter what you say it will not be valid . . . . Clipped from [—Ayn Rand Lexicon](http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/context-dropping.html) at 2024-05-09. [Context-Dropping](http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/context-dropping.html) - See reference on the [Ayn Rand Lexicon Website](http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/context-dropping.html) Closely related to [General Semantics].