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Non-Sequitur - Almost Certain?This is actually something I posted a while ago on a debate forum after having one too many drinks. Anyway, my argument was: Maths is used in science. Therefore, Mathematics must be more useful than science. My answer to this is that just because M... |
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Argument from simulation?As far as I understand the situation, when it was found that simulations of galaxies operating on the force of gravity and mass alone did not output motions consistent with observations of actual galaxies, astrophysicists, rather than deciding that g... |
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Legitimate us of Reductio ad Absurdum?I recently engaged in a debate that was initially about Donald Trump. Then it digressed to a debate about rationality, reason, and logic. The latter part of this debate is what I was mostly interested in. Also, would be grateful if any other fallacie... |
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What's this fallacy - using the wrong tool/methodologyA homeopath offered a study which proves homeopathy works because they gave it to people and they got better. So far, so Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc. But the homeopath says they showed the improvement was caused by the treatment using the 'Modified Nar... |
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Is the Fallacy of Composition a Fallacy of Ambiguity or a Fallacy of Insufficiency?I have been experiencing difficulty understanding the classification of the fallacy of composition as a fallacy of ambiguity. To explain, I have read that there exist loose categories for informal fallacies: e.g. Fallacies of Irrelevance or Relevance... |
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Begging the question?Argument for Intelligent Design: Premise 1: Certain patterns in nature are only known to come from an intelligent agent. Premise 2: Those patterns are observed inside of a cell. Conclusion: An intelligent agent is responsible for those patterns. Is... |
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How to convince people they are being fallacious?"Expose an irrational belief, keep a person rational for a day. Expose irrational thinking, keep a person rational for a lifetime." Every time I try and do this, people just seem to dig their heels in deeper. They seem to hate the fallacies... |
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Why Evolution is True ContestJerry Coyne over on Why Evolution is True posted a contest for an apt neologism, and I thought it would be fun to pass it on to fellow fallacyophites here. Neologism wanted by whyevolutionistrue I'm looking for readers to help invent a new word, sinc... |
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What Fallacy is this? Hasty generalization or Composition?I owned two Chevy cars – a Cruze and a Malibu – and they gave me nothing but trouble. The choke and the batteries froze up and the clutches went out on both cars. They were always in the shop. Chevy’s are poorly constructed and should be avoide... |
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What fallacy is this? Appeal to extrmes, False Analogy or other?I can't quite put my finger on it but I am almost certain this is a fallacy: The argument that "Homosexuality isn't a choice and therefore shouldn't be considered wrong" falls apart when you examine it in a relative manner. So let's take t... |