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What fallacy is this?From this link:
Yes because this never happened in schools long before this "indoctrination" right? How often is this happening though really? |
asked on Friday, Apr 14, 2023 12:12:29 PM by 87blue | |
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Perhaps we could make the argument as follows: P1. There were two incidents of a sexual nature in the last month. P2. There is a book in the library that illustrates the sexual behavior the children were disciplined for. C. Therefore, the book is cause of the behavior. Without any other details, this would be an insignificant cause . If we wanted to know if the conclusion was justified, one would think we would need to look at past incidents before the book was available, and this might shed light only if there is a regular history of this behavior. However, given the small number of incidents (sample size), we probably still wouldn't have enough to reject or accept the conclusion. The only way to know for sure is to ask the students involved if they have read this book in question. If the answer is yes, I would feel that the conclusion can be justified. If no, the conclusion clearly would not be justified. |
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answered on Friday, Apr 14, 2023 12:33:10 PM by Bo Bennett, PhD | ||||
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