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Do accusations of rationalising fall under Bulverism?One of my pet peeves is when someone accuses their opponent of rationalising during a debate or argument. The idea of asserting what is going on inside someone else's mind seems condescending and arrogant to me. The same applies for accusations of '... |
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What fallacy is this?Examples: 1: We can't explain why the lamp just moved, therefore it must be supernatural. 2: No one can explain it, therefore it must be aliens. 3: I don't know what these little things are that I am seeing under the microscope in the covid ... |
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What type of fallacy is this? (Featuring Bertrand Russell)Someone on Quora asked the question: "Why was Bertrand Russell so critical of Nietzsche?". One of the responses especially stood out to me as it was written by a professor of law with a BA in philosophy. You would expect someone with thos... |
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Colin PowellWhere is the logical fallacy here? Colin Powell was fully vaxxed and yet he died from complications from Covid-19. Therefore, the vaccines do not work. |
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Is There A Logical Fallacy Here?Often when you're in a debate you get a response such as this "there is nothing that can be done". Would this be an error in reasoning because there are no alternatives presented? Or is there a finite point that nothing can really be done? If there ... |
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What logical fallacies are in this depopulation by vaccination argument?P1: There is a globalist conspiracy to depopulate the earth with covid vaccines. P2: 100s of Dr's say the vaccines are dangerous, kill people, and are causing the outbreak. P3: None of these Dr's have been sued by the vaccine manufactu... |
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Is there a logical fallacy here? "The universe could be infinite in size".(What follows is a philosophical, theoretical scenario.) Is any of it fallacious? Bill (B) : I think the universe could be infinite in size, and in all directions. Joe (J) : infinity is a mathematical concept, which cannot be actualised. There is ... |
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China had the capability to create Covid-19.Is this a logical fallacy? China had the capability and biological warfare programs to create Covid-19. Therefore, China did create covid-19. |
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99% survival rate of covid-19, therefore we should do nothing to stop it.What fallacy is this? Person 1: Covid has a 99% survival rate, therefore we should not be wearing masks, taking vaccines and implementing mandates. |
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Gaps fallacyPerson1: DNA is encoded information, a language with rules like spoken words or a computer code. The cell contains nanomolecular machinery that reads and interprets this information to build the structures of the cell. There is no known material sub... |
