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I would say 1) Claiming a cause when the cause is unknown is Argument from Ignorance and Jumping to Conclusions . 2) then blaming on things one disapproves of is a form of Shoehorning 3) then recommend a "virtuous" course of action is just an opinion. |
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answered on Wednesday, Jul 29, 2020 12:09:39 PM by Bo Bennett, PhD | ||||
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What's it call (sic) when people blame things (on things) they don't understand...? Promiscuous teleology, or, hyper active agency detection. What's it call (sic) when people blame things they don't understand on things they don't approve of...? Superstition, selective moral superiority, or religious judgmentalism. What's it call (sic) when people blame things they don't understand on things they don't approve of and then recommend a "virtuous" course of action? Theodicy. |
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answered on Wednesday, Jul 29, 2020 03:47:39 PM by mchasewalker | |||||||
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