Does this question contain a logical fallacy?
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Original Question
"Do you know any expectant mother who says, Oh, I'm having a fetus?"
I asked this question on a forum and was told the question is a logical fallacy. When I asked what the fallacy was I was told to go look it up.
I asked this question on a forum and was told the question is a logical fallacy. When I asked what the fallacy was I was told to go look it up.
Answers
2I guess it would depend on if this question is being used as an argument. If someone were to ask me this, I would answer, "no," then ask "what's your point?" If they responded, "Since women don't say that, then fetuses are babies" then that last statement would contain a fallacy ( Non Sequitur at minimum). I try not to call "fallacy" unless a clear argument or claim is being made. So I would not call this question a fallacy in itself.
Phil, I enjoy the attempt at what you're trying to form as as an argument. Try this one if you like.
Are you a big bang theory proponent? Well if the universe started as a singularity (ovum) then exploded into a mass expansion of particles (cell division after fertilization), then human life starts the same way, if you're logically consistent that is. Lol No semantics, just analogy in order to persuade. It doesn't always work though.
Are you a big bang theory proponent? Well if the universe started as a singularity (ovum) then exploded into a mass expansion of particles (cell division after fertilization), then human life starts the same way, if you're logically consistent that is. Lol No semantics, just analogy in order to persuade. It doesn't always work though.
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