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Can inferiority complex be seen as an informal fallacy?I've noticed people can even be in self-contradiction when "hating" others but at the same time want to affiliate with them so badly. For example X hates Y and brags about imaginary "superiority." But at the same time X tries to affiliate with Y because they recognize some superior traits. Basically, anything that will make X look better than Y or improve its status. I call this the fallacy of self-contradiction. But we also know this to be inferiority complex. Can the inferiority complex be seen as an informal fallacy? |
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asked on Thursday, Mar 02, 2023 03:34:01 AM by Nadir | ||||
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This would not be a fallacy like any of the others. If it were in argument form, it would be a non sequitur then you make the case that it is common enough to justify being a named fallacy. But I cannot even think how this can be an argument form, so I would just classify this under "human behavior." |
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answered on Thursday, Mar 02, 2023 09:57:32 AM by Bo Bennett, PhD | ||||
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This appears to me to be more of a psychological issue than a logical one. |
answered on Thursday, Mar 02, 2023 10:27:47 AM by Dr. Richard | |
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