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Formal fallacy. That biology can be called 'the study of complex things' does not imply that all complex things fall under biology. It's silly to even have to
by factsaresacred 9y ago
Formal fallacy.
That biology can be called 'the study of complex things' does not imply that all complex things fall under biology. It's silly to even have to point this out.
- woodandsteel 9y agoNo, it's not a formal fallacy. "Apples are red, therefore everything red is an apple" would be. But the word "is" here being used to indicate definition, not characteristic.
- tome 9y ago> That biology can be called 'the study of complex things' does not imply that all complex things fall under biology. Doesn't it? How could it not? Can you give me another example from common parlance of the form "X is the study of Y" where many Y do not fall under X?