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Which fallacy?Safe-injection sites opened up in a downtown park over the weekend, Toronto Public Health has announced it will open an interim site where people can shoot their drugs in a safe environment.
On a radio call in show today I heard the following from a caller: These people choose to use drugs and are responsible for their own situation, we should devote the money to autism services for kids instead. |
| asked on Friday, Aug 18, 2017 10:33:07 PM by mike | |
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I think this is nothing more than an opinion.
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| answered on Saturday, Aug 19, 2017 06:52:39 AM by Bo Bennett, PhD |
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I think maybe I need to make it clearer.
Person A: Evidence shows that supervised injection sites save lives without increasing drug use or crime in the surrounding area. I think they are a good idea. Person B: These people choose to use drugs and are responsible for their own situation, we should devote the money to autism services for kids instead. Does Person B commit a fallacy with his response? |
| answered on Saturday, Aug 19, 2017 08:20:57 AM by mike |
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