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so what? they all do that!in a discussion about the many lies of donald trump, one fallacious arguement that always comes up is "all politicians lie", and i want to know which logical fallacy this most closely resembles |
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Extra-terrestrial Life and Defining ExistenceYou cannot prove the absence of something never before detected. This assertion is part of a larger debate I've come across as to whether or not extra-terrestrial life exists. On the surface, it seems to make sense -- we don’t know... |
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What kind of logical fallacy is X is statistically rare, therefore X is not a problem.An example of this fallacy is police brutality. Comparing incidents of excessive force/police brutality to the whole population or police interactions shows that it’s statistically rare. Would it be a fallacy to then say it’s not a probl... |
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What kind of fallacy is X happens to everyone therefore X is not a problem.An example of this fallacy is when saying laws in the US disproportionately affect a group of people. Then someone says “every law disproportionately affects people.” |
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What is the fallacy here?,1. Dynamo performed magic. 2. It has no natural explanation and tricks. 3. Therefore it's supernatural because it has no natural explanation |
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Fallacy of composition?1. Some parts of human body is made up of cells. 2. Hands are made up of cells. 3. Therefore every part of body is made up of cell |
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Weak Analogy?1. Good is gods opinion because god thinks so. 2. If god thinks that good is good then I too can can good is good because I think it is good. 3. Therefore I can tell good is good because I think so. |
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Can any hypothetical be fallacious?In a debate a pro-choice advocate presents the pro-life opponent with this scenario. This is premised with the pro-life stance is that the woman should be ultimately able to abort for any reason she sees fit. "If it were possible to determine, in u... |
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Impossibility FallacyI consider this to be a fallacy where something is considered impossible, when in fact it is just difficult. For example: It was considered impossible to reuse rockets, which was a fallacy because SpaceX proved it was simply difficult. T... |
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Slippery slope?You woke up in the morning at 7:00 see you have 40 more mins after you woke up for office you see you have ten mins and you walk fast. Because you slept 20 more mins you ran to office because you are late and because you are late you ran fast and i... |
