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The statement does not violate any logical sequence. The lava is assumed to have cooled enough for one to touch it. Therefore there is no fallacy. |
answered on Thursday, May 06, 2021 05:28:18 PM by DAVIDMITZVA | |
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I take it that A's response to B about the Newman comparison is the same as telling him that B committed a straw man fallacy because A never said such a thing (that A is mentally unsound or that he simply wants to show B a point are also possibilities). The point here is whether B is committing such a fallacy and I would say no because A never said an argument, to begin with. If B is guilty of anything it is simply not asking the right question (like "What do you mean by that?"). |
answered on Friday, May 07, 2021 12:29:49 PM by Kuda | |
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