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Hossain

Which kind of FALLACY does it fall under

Hi, Which kind of FALLACY does it fall under: 
1- Cows eat grass
2- Humans eat cows
Conclusion - Humans eat grass

asked on Sunday, Jun 27, 2021 05:57:05 PM by Hossain

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This can also be an example of equivocation . The kind of eating cows do of grass differs from the kind of eating humans do of grass. Also, the grass the cows eat is substantially different from the kind humans eat (i.e., grass that is broken down to nutrients and absorbed in the meat).
answered on Sunday, Jun 27, 2021 07:32:37 PM by Bo Bennett, PhD

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P1) A is Y

P2) B is X

C) Therefore B is Y

That is a non sequitur, and this Venn Diagram demonstrates it.
answered on Sunday, Jun 27, 2021 06:20:19 PM by TrappedPrior (RotE)

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TrappedPrior (RotE) writes:

EDIT: Realised I fucked up.

The form is more like:

P1) A is C

P2) B is A

C) Therefore B is C

The grass is eaten and digested by the cow  before  humans eat the cow. Thus, the human is not eating grass in any meaningful sense, since it's been broken up in the cow's body (i.e. the grass is irrelevant). So the conclusion still does not follow from the premise.

The Venn Diagram still works:

A is touching C

B is touching C

Therefore B is touching A

But B does not have to be touching A; for instance, if C is in the middle of the Venn Diagram, with A and B on opposite sides.

posted on Sunday, Jun 27, 2021 06:28:12 PM