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As Bo says it may be more a strawman fallacy but it might also be considered an example of false equivalence. The basic idea behind a false equivalence is captured by the common phrase “you can’t compare apples to oranges.” Logical Form of False Equivalences A and B share properties a, b, and, c So you share the property of drinking alcohol but you don't share the property of drinking alcohol excessively. |
answered on Friday, Sep 01, 2023 07:45:13 AM by Petra Liverani | |
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I would say that this primarily a strawman fallacy . Person 1 is saying that person 2 is an "alcoholic" and person 2 is substituting a person’s actual position or argument with a distorted, exaggerated, or misrepresented version of the position of the argument. by implying that the argument is actually against drinking alcohol. The fallacy isn't with accusing someone of doing less then what they've done, but in misrepresenting the argument being made. |
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answered on Friday, Sep 01, 2023 06:08:05 AM by Bo Bennett, PhD | ||||||||||||
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