This is the fallacy that a sad man might pull himself out of sadness by going on Tinder/Bumble/etc. The thinking normally follows the idea that mathematically if he swipes right on enough profiles he is bound to find someone with whom to talk. this is false. He will be alone.
"Yeah the 'rona has me bored af. im gonna download tinder, swipe right on everyone and maybe meet some people and waste some time."
'Thats the Sad Man's Fallacy man, theyre not gonna swipe right either way bro. You need to focus on yourself because this is only gonna hurt'
'Thats the Sad Man's Fallacy man, theyre not gonna swipe right either way bro. You need to focus on yourself because this is only gonna hurt'
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Rashaan: The "gender gap in pay" is a myth! The fact is that women CHOOSE lower paying jobs so they can spend more time with their family.
Han: So, the fact that women make less money than men is false, because there is a reason women make less money than men? Look out, big brain time! Sounds like you've committed the Dingus Fallacy.
Han: So, the fact that women make less money than men is false, because there is a reason women make less money than men? Look out, big brain time! Sounds like you've committed the Dingus Fallacy.
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The common mistaken belief that all people who drive Subarus are gay, just because all lesbians drive Subarus.
Christie: Hey Joe, you're a flaming homosexual because of those navy blue briefs! Steve: No way. I'm an expert on men's underwear. Like Rick from Pawn Stars calls me when he has questions. This js just a classic example of The Subaru Fallacy!
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Get the The Subaru Fallacy mug.Christie: hey Joe you're clearly a flaming homosexual because of those burnt orange briefs. Steve: No way! I'm an expert on men's underwear. Like Rick from Pawn Stars calls me when he has questions. This is a classic example of the Subaru Fallacy!
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Get the The Subaru Fallacy mug.Similar to Ken Wilber's "Pre/trans fallacy", which is about conflating pre-rational views with trans-rational views, the Relative/absolute fallacy is about conflating relative perspectives with The Absolute perspective. This is the main source of confusion in the forms of spirituality that deal with the implications of non-duality (Oneness).
There are generally two levels to the fallacy:
1. The first level is the conflation that happens when you don't have knowledge about the distinction between the relative and The Absolute (dual/non-dual). This is common in pre-rational religious people (Wilber). The way that traditional religion interprets various holy texts is itself a good example.
2. The second level happens when you do have knowledge about the distinction between relative and absolute (but it's obviously not complete knowledge). This is common in (aspiring) trans-rational people. A common example is to think that because nothing ultimately really matters, morality doesn't matter, and therefore it's fine to for example hurt other people. This is to conflate "the relative" with "The Absolute". From The Absolute perspective, yes, nothing really matters, but morality can only ever be defined "relative" to a certain value system in the first place. By taking the absolute perspective, you're deliberately stepping outside of all value systems, but "it's fine to hurt other people" would be a moral statement, which means you're actually invoking a relative perspective.
There are generally two levels to the fallacy:
1. The first level is the conflation that happens when you don't have knowledge about the distinction between the relative and The Absolute (dual/non-dual). This is common in pre-rational religious people (Wilber). The way that traditional religion interprets various holy texts is itself a good example.
2. The second level happens when you do have knowledge about the distinction between relative and absolute (but it's obviously not complete knowledge). This is common in (aspiring) trans-rational people. A common example is to think that because nothing ultimately really matters, morality doesn't matter, and therefore it's fine to for example hurt other people. This is to conflate "the relative" with "The Absolute". From The Absolute perspective, yes, nothing really matters, but morality can only ever be defined "relative" to a certain value system in the first place. By taking the absolute perspective, you're deliberately stepping outside of all value systems, but "it's fine to hurt other people" would be a moral statement, which means you're actually invoking a relative perspective.
You're conflating relative perspectives with The Absolute perspective ("The Relative/Absolute Fallacy").
Albert thinks he is God and nobody else is. Albert has committed the Relative/Absolute Fallacy.
Albert thinks he is God and nobody else is. Albert has committed the Relative/Absolute Fallacy.
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Generally this occurs on left-leaning social media posts, where the majority of the received feedback is from conservative users.
Typically the smaller, conservative group tend to base their beliefs around hatred, and thus feel the need to give overwhelming negative feedback to assert dominance and protect their sensitive egos. The actual majority however, tends to be made up of people who don't care, or are intelligent enough not to argue with idiots.
Generally this occurs on left-leaning social media posts, where the majority of the received feedback is from conservative users.
Typically the smaller, conservative group tend to base their beliefs around hatred, and thus feel the need to give overwhelming negative feedback to assert dominance and protect their sensitive egos. The actual majority however, tends to be made up of people who don't care, or are intelligent enough not to argue with idiots.
Post: "Donald Trump has a bad spray tan and says a lot of stupid things."
Person 1: Why does that post have more dislikes than likes? Everything about it is completely true.
Person 2: Oh don't mind that, it's just from a bunch of cultists using the Conservative Rating Fallacy.
Person 1: Why does that post have more dislikes than likes? Everything about it is completely true.
Person 2: Oh don't mind that, it's just from a bunch of cultists using the Conservative Rating Fallacy.
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A logical fallacy in which a cause is wrongly defined
A logical fallacy in which a cause is wrongly defined
Here's the exhaustive list of Questionable Cause Fallacy:
1. Post ergo propter hoc
2. Correlation means causation
3. Texas Sharpshooter
4. Circular cause and consequence
5. Singular cause fallacy
6. Regression fallacy
7. Jumping into conclusions
8. Association fallacy (guilt/honor by association, such as reductio ad Hitlerum/Godwin's Law, reductio ad Stalinum/red-tag/red-bait) {Association Fallacy is an illegitimate child between ad hominem and questionable cause fallacy/false cause fallacy/non causa pro causa}
1. Post ergo propter hoc
2. Correlation means causation
3. Texas Sharpshooter
4. Circular cause and consequence
5. Singular cause fallacy
6. Regression fallacy
7. Jumping into conclusions
8. Association fallacy (guilt/honor by association, such as reductio ad Hitlerum/Godwin's Law, reductio ad Stalinum/red-tag/red-bait) {Association Fallacy is an illegitimate child between ad hominem and questionable cause fallacy/false cause fallacy/non causa pro causa}
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