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I Need Help Finding out If there is a Fallacy that perfectly describes such

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Original Question

Is there a Fallacy called Appeal to Speed(Because It Is Faster),When someone says something is faster therefore it is morally correct


Example:X says it is Faster to Knock out Y by hitting them aggressively


               Therefore X is justified in Knocking out Y

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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.

Sounds like jumping to conclusions 


We've just assumed faster = better, without the necessary context or depth in the argument.

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