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Help explaining a logical fallacy to my friendI recently had a conversation with my friend on morality in which I asked for an example of when r*pe would be considered a "good act." The example produced went something along the lines of this. "What if a war lord was holding a bunch of people (... |
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Is this a fallacy of definition?Transphobes consider 'cis' a slur because "There is only make and femake?" Is this appeal to what is supposedly "self-evident"? |
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Is there something wrong with this reasoning?Premise 1: If a person does not meet a requirement for a certain word, then you ought not say it Premise 2: Person A does not meet the requirement Conclusion: Therefore, Person A ought not say the word |
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Guilt tripAfter talking to a friend of mine about an incident at work involving me an employee in which the other coworker accused me of being racist after finding out who I voted for. I told him that hey aren't we still friends? My coworkers response...I don... |
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Is there a logical fallacy? Or fallacies?I read the following (possibly fallacious) sentences in The Handmaid's Tale : "Men were not just going to go away, I said. You couldn't just ignore them. That's like saying you should go out and catch syphilis merely because it exists, Moira... |
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Toxic questionWhen you have an aspiration to do something different or creative and naysayers tell you how are you going to make money doing that? |
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No true Scotsman or fallacy fallacyPeople who claim to be “ex-homosexuals” were never homosexuals to begin with. I’ve heard this when discussing the topic of homosexuality and the ideas behind the subject of one being able to change their sexuality. The claim... |
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What's wrong with this logic?Years ago at my old job, I was sexually harassed by a female employee that I wasn't romantically interested in. There was a witness to these incidents of harassment. I reported it and she was fired. After this ordeal, coworkers talked amongst each o... |
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Guilt trip?About a week ago, I filled a formal complaint against an associate for a racial slur against me. I reported it to Ethics. A few days later, one of managers calls me a name after asking for his help then immediately says " I'm just kidding, don't rep... |
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Another Fallacy What is itThe best of western, allopathic medicine, especially acute emergency care and diagnostics, is arguably the finest in the world. But it is clear that our so-called science-based processes and methodologies that result in FDA approved drugs do n... |
