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erb2005 t1_j6gfts7 wrote

Reply to comment by Fluffy_Distance1675 in South Station PSA by [deleted]

That's a logical fallacy, Fluffy. You can call the police and post here. Why did you assume they didn't?

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TheSukis t1_j6hoxw6 wrote

That’s not what a logical fallacy is lol. Man, that term gets thrown around a lot.

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dyqik t1_j6hyom5 wrote

It's false dilemma - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma

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TheSukis t1_j6i1rwz wrote

Logical fallacies occur when someone is presenting an argument. Telling someone to call the police instead of posting on Reddit may imply the existence of a false dilemma in the speaker's mind, but we wouldn’t say that a fallacy is being committed because no argument is being presented.

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