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One characteristic of Idiocracy and ESPN
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One characteristic of Idiocracy and ESPN


Dec 9, 2019, 3:31 PM

Proving a point with an irrelevant coincidence
E.g., Clemson has no wins over teams ranked in the front loaded top 25, therefore Clemson is not as good as teams who have played and won or even loss such game.


A few Logical Fallacies common among talking heads to prove a point with no proof.

* 1) The Straw Man Fallacy. ...
* 2) The Bandwagon Fallacy. ...
* 3) The Appeal to Authority Fallacy. ...
* 4) The False Dilemma Fallacy. ...
* 5) The Hasty Generalization Fallacy. ...
* 6) The Slothful Induction Fallacy. ...
* 7) The Correlation/Causation Fallacy. ...

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Re: One characteristic of Idiocracy and ESPN


Dec 9, 2019, 3:41 PM

Argumentum ex silentio

An argument from silence features an unwarranted conclusion advanced based on the absence of data.

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Are you referencing Burch's


Dec 9, 2019, 3:42 PM

Recruitment? ;)

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