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I think the fallacy that best describes the situation as a whole is retrogressive causation . The tire salesman, in an effort to get you to have better tires, goes about it by destroying your tires. But, in the end section of the scenario, where the tire salesman uses the excuse of "but your tires don't work" to deflect from the fact that he was the one who destroyed them, that would be an example of rationalization . |
answered on Wednesday, Mar 27, 2024 02:08:51 PM by Mr. Wednesday | |
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There's no fallacy here. This is extortion. |
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answered on Wednesday, Mar 27, 2024 11:50:35 AM by Mchasewalker | |||||||||||||||
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