Whats this logical form called?
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Original Question
X is the enemy.
X says Y is true.
Therefore, the opposite of Y must be the real truth.
A real world example would be: "Facebook fact checked me, then censored me as being extremist content, therefore what I posted must be the real truth they don't want us to know about.
Answers
3This is a Non-Sequitur for sure, as well as a fallacy of opposition.
X is the enemy.
X says Y is true.
Therefore, the opposite of Y must be the real truth.
In other words:
P1) Person A says X is true
P2) If Person A says X is true, then it is not
C) X is not true
This is a formally valid syllogism, but an unsound form of reasoning - it is a genetic fallacy. Your example follows this logic - because of the origin of the claim (the "enemy"), it is rejected.
Facebook fact checked me, then censored me as being extremist content, therefore what I posted must be the real truth they don't want us to know about.
This actually seems a bit different. It's still a fallacy though - the appeal to censorship. "I was censored, therefore I am right." It's a non sequitur.
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