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Is "X Depends on Y" Fallacious?A recent article from The Hill online made the statement "Carly Fiorina’s political future depends on whether she can defend her record as CEO of Hewlett-Packard." Is it reasonable to assume, since Fiorina may have had what some perceive as a negative impact at HP, she will necessarily make a bad president? What, if any, fallacy is committed here?
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/240593-fiorina-defends-rocky-tenure-as-ceo-of-hewlett-packard |
| asked on Friday, May 01, 2015 01:20:55 AM by Chad | |
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To me, this statement comes across as a clear opinion, since nobody can know the future. Not that opinions can't contain fallacies, just that fallacies are far less common in opinions than arguments. From the statement alone (I did not read the article), I don't know if the author is suggesting (a) Fiorina would make a bad President or (b) Fiorina would be unelectable. If the former, this could be argued that it is a Non Sequitur (i.e., it does not follow that her record at HP would indicate her political performance). If the latter, I don't see a fallacy there, but a good point. Even if unrelated, dirt is dirt in politics and can have a significant effect on votes. |
| answered on Friday, May 01, 2015 06:54:41 AM by Bo Bennett, PhD | |
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