Thursday, November 25, 2010

Associative Fallacy

"Nazis scrupulously litigated against pollution. Liberals constantly push for anti-global warming legislation. Liberals are just like Nazis!"

That two groups share a common idea does not make them the same group. Imagine this argument:

"Nazis enjoyed sweet candies. Liberals enjoy sweet candies. Liberals are Nazis!"

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1 Comments:

Blogger Lucy said...

Too true.

9:47 PM  

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