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There is no such fallacy because it is too specific. For example, substitute speed with virtually any adjective and you would have a new fallacy. This would be quite rare, so it would fall under the generic fallacy— non sequitur . It doesn't follow that because something is faster it is better. Ask any woman. |
answered on Thursday, May 20, 2021 07:15:23 PM by Bo Bennett, PhD | |
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Sounds like jumping to conclusions We've just assumed faster = better, without the necessary context or depth in the argument. |
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answered on Thursday, May 20, 2021 12:41:58 PM by TrappedPrior (RotE) | ||||
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