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What's wrong with this logic?Why do women overwhelmingly file for divorce? Until 1964, an employer could refuse to hire you because you're a woman. Until 1974, refusing to sell a woman a home was legal. Until the 1970s, banks could refuse a women credit cards and bank accounts ... |
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Is this deflection?My supervisor was explaining new stocking procedures going forward to our department. He pointed out an employee in our department wasn't following protocol. I asked then why isn't he reprimanded for his actions? My supervisors response was you can'... |
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IS THERE ANY FALLACY IN THIS DISCUSSION? OR WHATABOUTISM ONLY?We lost our vice president in a tragic plane crash with oher VIP personnel. The discussion went like this. "I cry about my vp alot, he was not supposed to die like that" &... |
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Help explaining a logical fallacy to my friendI recently had a conversation with my friend on morality in which I asked for an example of when r*pe would be considered a "good act." The example produced went something along the lines of this. "What if a war lord was holding a bunch of people (... |
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Is this a fallacy of definition?Transphobes consider 'cis' a slur because "There is only make and femake?" Is this appeal to what is supposedly "self-evident"? |
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Is there something wrong with this reasoning?Premise 1: If a person does not meet a requirement for a certain word, then you ought not say it Premise 2: Person A does not meet the requirement Conclusion: Therefore, Person A ought not say the word |
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Guilt tripAfter talking to a friend of mine about an incident at work involving me an employee in which the other coworker accused me of being racist after finding out who I voted for. I told him that hey aren't we still friends? My coworkers response...I don... |
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Is there a logical fallacy? Or fallacies?I read the following (possibly fallacious) sentences in The Handmaid's Tale : "Men were not just going to go away, I said. You couldn't just ignore them. That's like saying you should go out and catch syphilis merely because it exists, Moira... |
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Toxic questionWhen you have an aspiration to do something different or creative and naysayers tell you how are you going to make money doing that? |
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No true Scotsman or fallacy fallacyPeople who claim to be “ex-homosexuals” were never homosexuals to begin with. I’ve heard this when discussing the topic of homosexuality and the ideas behind the subject of one being able to change their sexuality. The claim... |
