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Jason Mathias

What fallacy is this?

Person T did something illegal and corrupt.
People D take legal action against person T.
Person T claims people D are idiots and therefor that means person T is innocent.
asked on Thursday, Oct 17, 2019 09:31:22 PM by Jason Mathias

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Steven Hobbs
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non sequitur
The premise does not support the conclusion.
answered on Friday, Oct 18, 2019 01:22:38 AM by Steven Hobbs

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mchasewalker
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D’s charge T with being a corrupt criminal
T claims D ’s are idiots
Therefore T is innocent

Argumentum Ad hominem

Corruption is a crime
Insulting one’s accusers is not a defense
answered on Friday, Oct 18, 2019 03:11:06 AM by mchasewalker

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skips777
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People are idiots, therefore, T is innocent.....ad hominem
answered on Friday, Oct 18, 2019 03:30:53 AM by skips777

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Bo Bennett, PhD
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The relevant part is "Person T claims people D are idiots and therefor that means person T is innocent." Idiots can be correct about the guilt of person T regardless of any intellectual deficiencies they might have. This is a classic Ad Hominem (abusive) . More generally, it is also a non-sequitur .
answered on Friday, Oct 18, 2019 06:35:56 AM by Bo Bennett, PhD

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Citizen Irrelevant
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Although there is an ad hominem component ( the perjorative insult leveled ), the fallacy seems a straightforward non-sequitur.
answered on Friday, Oct 18, 2019 06:49:42 PM by Citizen Irrelevant

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