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The Maxwell Fallacy

An over reliance on AI and using AI erroneously. Asking leading questions to large language models and to generate a desired response and using that response as proof to the baws.
Stephen is committing the Maxwell Fallacy when he asks ChatGPT leading questions to get the answer he wants and posts the screenshots in the B2M group as proof
by Baw2Man April 8, 2025
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The synthetic association fallacy is an association fallacy which asserts by irrelevant association that the synthesis or product of two seperate elements is always the exact same as the grouping of those two separate elements. (Correction of Fallacy: Although A is within B and is also within C, not all synthesises/products of B and C, are A)
Synthetic Association Fallacy: all apple-banana mixes are apple-banana juice.
Correction: Although apple-banana juice is within "Apple-contained items" and is also within "Banana-contained items", not all items containing both apples and bananas are apple-banana juice.
SA Fallacy: all market-oriented socialisms are market socialism.
Correction: Although market socialism is a type of socialism and is also market-oriented, not all market-oriented socialisms (socialist ideologies) are market socialist.
SA Fallacy: All conservative Christians are right-wing (of the Christian Right).
Correction: Although the Christian Right is a conservative moment and is also a Christian movement and almost all conservative Christians are right-wing, not all conservative Christian movements are of the Christian Right.

Correction: (for example, Christian Socialism is both conservative and supposedly Christian but obviously isn't of the Christian Right because it isn't capitalist)
by hgjfsklvmjfghbugdsfkc July 21, 2023
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The Fallacy of Means

When we are led to believe doing wrong will end in good but it ends in evil and failure anyway.
The US government swore tormenting's Pablo with constant E.L.F. broadcasts into standing up for what he didn't believe in would end up being good for the country, but it ended up being an example of The Fallacy of Means when it Really ended in economy ruining sanctions.
by DoomTheory December 22, 2020
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Emil’s Fallacy

When a creator disregards criticism by arguing one cannot know something is bad without having first created something like it before.
Thomas: Wow this literal feces on my plate tastes terrible!
Chef Emil: You can’t criticise my cooking when you have never cooked before!
Thomas: I don’t need to be a professional chef to know feces tastes bad! That’s Emil’s Fallacy
by sneed1492 February 14, 2025
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Technobabble Fallacy

The mistaken belief that an argument is valid or true simply because it uses complex, scientific-sounding, or technical language—regardless of whether the content makes any actual sense.
“Quantum vibrations in your DNA resonate with the cosmic frequency of abundance, aligning you with the higher dimensional matrix of manifestation.”

“Wow, that sounds deep!”

“Nah, bro. That’s just the technobabble fallacy.”
by Jo Burn June 5, 2025
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Epstein Fallacy

The mistaken belief that someone can’t be underage just because they’re shown or portrayed in a sexual context.
A: “Are you sure she’s 18?”
B: “Have you seen her videos? She acts way older.”
A: “Man… that’s the Epstein Fallacy.”
by Bratman7 November 26, 2025
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screen time fallacy

The misconception that a robot or AI's behavior can be attributed to excessive "screen time", similar to how it affects human children, ignoring the fundamental differences in programming, autonomy, and design between machines and humans. It's just a matter of coincidence that such humanoid robot was conceived and "born" at a lab with as many screens as a sci-fi spaceship.
Blaming the humanoid robot's inappropriate actions on a 'screen time fallacy' is just ridiculous; it’s not like it was sitting in front of an iPad binging brainrot contents!
by Emotional Cruiser October 16, 2025
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