07-20-2009, 02:42 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Nashville, TN
Age: 32
Posts: 314
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Re: Logical Fallacy and You!
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Originally Posted by A2P
I know this a long bump, but I want to point something out.
So are you saying that if I give a completely biased survey (ex. according to a group of marijuana users, 100% admit to smoking marijuana), as long as I mention the bias, it's no longer a fallacy? I don't understand this.
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Okay: Let's say I say, "After taking a poll of 1038 citizens over the age of 18, 100% admitted to smoking marijuana", and then use said poll to say everyone smokes pot.
That's a fallacy.
Now, change "citizens" to "marijuana users".
Instead of a fallacy, it's now just a plain wrong conclusion.
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