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They all disagree so its all bunkWhat if I said that the study of economics is pointless because everyone disagrees and therefore the whole subject is bunk? This is bad reasoning but is it a fallacy? Mathematicians agree that 2+2=4 but there is much less consensus over the best economic system. Its easy to say that mixed economies are the best but I mean down to the granular level. |
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I think this counts as inflation of conflict. Because experts can't precisely agree on a given matter in their field, the issue cannot be discussed meaningfully at all, or - more fallaciously - the entire field is bogus. It's a form of black-and-white thinking. Either experts agree on X, and so the topic is meaningful, or they can't agree on X and so we should just give up. This is, of course, nonsense. Expert disagreement can lead to debate which furthers human knowledge on the issue. It can also lead us closer to a correct answer by eliminating improbable interpretations. |
answered on Tuesday, Mar 08, 2022 07:19:26 AM by TrappedPrior (RotE) | |
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