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a way to prove a fact that it Contains exceptions , is this flawed ? and how ?"a way to prove a fact that it Contains exceptions" Since : Every Truth Leads To Questions or More unknown Truths Therfore : knowledge Required to lead to Absolute Truths is infinite Therfore : a pure truth that has absolutely no exce... |
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Is this an example of RED HERRING?The Smuggler Time and again Nasrudin passed from Persia to Greece on donkey-back. Each time he had two panniers of straw, and trudged back without them. Every time the guard searched him for contraband. They never found any. ‘What are you ... |
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What kind of bias or logical fallacy is at play here? Where the answer is right in front of you but you can't detect it - right under your nose.The Smuggler Time and again Nasrudin passed from Persia to Greece on donkey-back. Each time he had two panniers of straw, and trudged back without them. Every time the guard searched him for contraband. They never found any. ‘What are you c... |
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This is not confusing correlation with causation or Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc (After this, therefore because of this) What is the bias/fallacy in action here?See What I Mean? Nasrudin was throwing handfuls of crumbs around his house. ‘What are you doing?’ someone asked him. ‘Keeping the tigers away.’ ‘But there are no tigers in these parts.’ ‘That&rsquo... |
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"If I cannot do it then nobody would be able to do it" BiasHow Nasrudin Spoke Up Nasrudin said:‘One day a marvellous horse was brought before the prince at whose Court I sat. Nobody could ride it, because it was far too mettlesome a steed. Suddenly, in the heat of my pride and chivalry I cried out: ... |
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Are conservatives conflating teaching kids about sex with encouraging them to have sex?From here : So the Austin, Texas school system recently passed a controversial sex ed program that allegedly includes “abstinence.” Here’s what one pro-family activist there told me: “Yes, anal and oral sex with graphic des... |
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What's wrong with this logic?Kris, we are not a legalistic church. However, it's important to obey all of God's commandments and not succumb to worldly vices. Kris, you don't want to be disobedient do you? |
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Is this a tatulogy?From here : And you did not retract your statement, where you defined masturbation, which is the act of discharging semen not in the act of sexual reproduction to include discharging semen in the act of sexual reproduction. This is like saying bla... |
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BigotryIs there a fallacy in where one claims that the only reason one is arguing for x is so that they can simply justify their bigotry, and therefore the claims one makes are invalid? |
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Give an example of each type of fallacy.Give an example of each type of fallacy. In the "evidence" column include the link to the example, why you think it is this kind of fallacy, and why it is problematic. 1.Strawman 2.slippery slope 3. Special Pleading 4. The gambler's fallacy 5. ... |
