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minus-squareNewNewAccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·22 hours agoLOGICAL FALLACY - AFFIRMING THE CONSEQUENT. If X, then Y does not imply if Y, then X.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·21 hours ago LOGICAL FALLACY Calling someone a pet name is not a matter of logic.
minus-squareNewNewAccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-220 hours agoOf course not. It is your interpretation that having a nickname implies cult membership that is the logical fallacy. The argument is: If CULT, then NICKNAME i.e. If X, then Y Your interpretation seems to be: If NICKNAME, then CULT i.e. If Y, then X Which is the logical fallacy of affirming the consequent.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down5·17 hours ago It is your interpretation that having a nickname implies cult membership That’s OP’s claim. My interpretation is that he gave Simon the nickname out of affection not domination
minus-squareNewNewAccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·17 hours ago That’s OP’s claim. No it’s not. OP’s claim is that cults give nicknames. Not that all entities that give nicknames are cults. But your second statement makes me realize that you likely have an inherent bias that is preventing you from seeing the logic involved.
LOGICAL FALLACY - AFFIRMING THE CONSEQUENT.
If X, then Y does not imply if Y, then X.
Calling someone a pet name is not a matter of logic.
Of course not. It is your interpretation that having a nickname implies cult membership that is the logical fallacy.
The argument is:
Your interpretation seems to be:
Which is the logical fallacy of affirming the consequent.
That’s OP’s claim. My interpretation is that he gave Simon the nickname out of affection not domination
No it’s not.
OP’s claim is that cults give nicknames. Not that all entities that give nicknames are cults.
But your second statement makes me realize that you likely have an inherent bias that is preventing you from seeing the logic involved.