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There may be many fallacies involved. See cherry picking (pointing out the few cases where it appeared to work vs the countless cases where it didn't)
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answered on Thursday, Oct 21, 2021 07:32:28 AM by Bo Bennett, PhD | |
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argument from hearsay is also known as "anecdotal evidence fallacy". A person claims that X medicine or therapy works, and the only evidence is that it supposedly "cured" them. This cannot be tested or verified scientifically. |
answered on Thursday, Oct 21, 2021 07:31:59 AM by TrappedPrior (RotE) | |
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In addition to the previous answers by the other members, it could be also: |
answered on Friday, Oct 22, 2021 06:14:33 AM by Kostas Oikonomou | |
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