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Fallacious?There’s just something fallacious to me about the statement “no person is illegal on stolen land” and the way in which it’s used in political discourse. I feel like I know but I’m curious what everyone else thinks. ... |
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is there anything particularly wrong in this exchange?Person A: "I pirate the software, because frankly these studios don't need my $20 to stave off bankruptcy" Person B: "If everyone thought like you, they'd go bankrupt" |
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Guilt by association or something else?I recently came across a post on Facebook from a male feminist which states the following: "Of course it's not all men. But if I make exceptions for some men when I talk about it, then all men will see themselves as the exception, they will gloss ov... |
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Fallacy identification?Recently looking at a video on defense against a knife attack, and the expert explaining says: "Since less than one percent of people in the world are martial artists, the vast majority of people who survive a knife attack are also not martial arti... |
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Are there any issues with this syllogism as regards a natural origin of life (abiogenesis)?P1. All life requires proteins. P2. All protein synthesis occurs within life (within cells). Conclusion: Therefore, abiogenesis is not possible. |
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Basic definition is flawedI've seen this statement made several times by Matt Dillahunty, and again here and I believe the statement, as explicitly stated, is misleading if not outright false. The statement is: >If the premises are true, then the conclusion must be true.... |
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I would like to submit two potentially new fallaciesI've conferred with GPT so I know that my suggestions aren't fully captured by existing fallacies. Messiah Fallacy: Assuming that truth can only be spoken or discovered by certain exceptional individuals, and discounting true statements from others ... |
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Does this fallacy exist?X says, "I'd only vote for A not because I like them, but because they're less harmful than B." To which Y (the opposer) responds: "What if the election was between C and D, who are both even worse than A and B?" X replies, "But C and D are worse th... |
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A better PlaceReflecting on the heartbreaking death of a child, Mr. X remarked that "the child is in a better place," despite the child's experience of profound suffering. At the same time, Mr. X asserts that human life begins at conception and expresses strong o... |
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Is this a specific fallacyRecently a local UK politician complained about migrants being accommodated in hotels or housing that are "needed for British homeless" - but unhoused people in Britain are rarely if ever put in such hotels or available housing, and this politician ... |
