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- noun logical fallacy A fallacious judgment from the falsity of a proof to the falsity of a statement to be proved.
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vendingmachine commented on the word fallacy fallacy
Just because someone's argument relies on a fallacy doesn't necessarily mean that their claim is inherently untrue.
Making a fallacy-riddled claim doesn't automatically invalidate the premise of the argument — it just means the argument doesn't actually validate their premise. In other words, their argument sucks, but they aren't necessarily wrong.
June 15, 2023