The Fallacy of Reification or "The Fallacy of Misplaced Concreteness"

The ambiguous Fallacy of Reification occurs when an abstraction is inaccurately treated as if it is concrete.  In a way, Reification is a form of personification (which is actually a metaphor).  This fallacy is closely related to the Faulty/False Analogy (Speaking Metaphorically or Hypothetically Fallacy.

Example: Mr. Spagnolo has declared a war on poverty.

While we can acknowledge that poverty exists, it is not a concrete entity.  One cannot "declare war" on a state of being.

Example: In this example, President Bush declares a "War on Terror."  While we get his point, one cannot physically declare war on a feeling ("terror").  Terrorists, the concrete beings, however, could have war declared upon them.  That said, the "War on Terrorists" isn't quite as catchy or marketable as the "War on Terror."  The "War on Drugs" and the "War on Christmas" are also similar examples of the fallacy of reification.