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Is dismissal of an theory on the basis of implausibility committing the fallacy of Argument from Incredulity?Is dismissal of an theory on the basis of implausibility committing the fallacy of Argument from Incredulity ? In discussion on my question regarding the terms conspiracy theory/theorist and the fallacies, loaded question and strawman , ROTE stated ... |
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Unfalsifiable StatementsDo unfalsifiable questions violate the Law of Excluded Middle? Is there a third option answer to an unfalsifiable question besides yes or no? Example: God exists, yes or no? |
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What's the difference between 'affirming the consequent' and 'commutation of conditionals'?If 'affirming the consequent' is, If P then Q Q Therefore P and 'commutation of conditionals' is, If P then Q Therefore if Q then P What contexts are they each best suited for? Is there something here about whether there is a causal relationshi... |
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Is this sound reasoning?Austin and Tom are brothers. They share a washroom, but the washroom is dirty. The parents want to figure out who is the culprit, so they allow Tom to use their washroom. Turns out the parent's washroom is clean, so the parents conclude that Austin ... |
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New Sub-Category of the Ad-Hominem Fallacy: Appeal to the Unqualified PersonAppeal to the Unqualified Person : A logical fallacy where [opposite to the Appeal to Authority fallacy]- instead of accepting an argument because it comes from “authority”, in this fallacy, the argument is rejected [refused to be heard ... |
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Do the terms “conspiracy theory/theorist” embody two fallacies: loaded question and strawman?Loaded question: The use of the term "theory" tends to imply that the event in question does not have overwhelming evidence showing the crime of conspiracy has been committed. The use of the term "conspiracy theorist" implies that the person critici... |
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Name this fallacyAdvocates of gun control often note how certain nations with strict gun laws have low incidences of "gun violence". However, often times the nations that they reference have never had/don't have a high rate of violent crime in general to begin with.... |
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Has anybody found some Psychotherapies seem logically inconsistent?I was reading about some of the philosophies behind certain psychological interventions. And I find some of them what appears to be illogical. Im not against therapy at all im just questioning the hidden assumptions in them. Am I right to assume it... |
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“Nothing is Certain or Impossible; there are only probabilities”Somebody said this to me recently. It sounds like a another sophism or truthism . He used it in context to various things he believes in such as the paranormal, alternative medicine, allot of that Quantum woo Deepak stuff. Is this just an escape hat... |
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2nd ammendment argument.The question was asked, Why do (slur removed) feel that the right to keep and bear arms doesn’t include so called assault rifles? A follow-on argument was made: If these so called assault rifles are for military use, which national milit... |
