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False Equivalency?

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Original Question

Would this be considered a False Equivalency?
A) All martians have blue hair .
B) Abraham Lincoln was a Martian and he had blue hair.
C) B proves A .

Answers

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Well, this statement includes more than just a false equivalency; it's a roller-coaster ride through the world of illogical assertions! To begin, we don't have any substantiated evidence that Martians exist, let alone details about their hair color. Then, the leap from Martians having blue hair to Abraham Lincoln being a Martian is... how do I put it... an 'extraterrestrial' leap at best! It's as logical as saying, "All ducks quack. My brother eats quackers. Hence, my brother is a duck!" So, this proposition can't prove anything, except perhaps a rather unhinged imagination!
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