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"Person A only got the job because they're a minority." I don't see a fallacy. It's just a baseless claim (for now). "DEI caused Bad Thing X to happen." I can see causal reductionism creeping in here. In reality, there are probably multiple reasons why Bad Thing X happened. DEI is also a bit too vague to be a 'cause' on its own. "After DEI was implemented, Bad Trend Y was observed. Thus, DEI is causing Bad Trend Y." Similar to the above, though questionable cause substitutes for causal reductionism (as we are discussing a trend, not a discrete event). It's possible something else is responsible for Bad Trend Y; we can't tell simply from a correlation that DEI is to blame. Over-focusing on failures and ignoring data when it doesn't match your assumptions is cherry picking. |
answered on Thursday, Jul 18, 2024 06:02:39 PM by TrappedPrior (RotE) | |
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Sounds like an ad hominem Guilt by association. |
answered on Monday, Jul 22, 2024 12:54:40 PM by Mchasewalker | |
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