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> If you can prove why x > y means y > z ...let x=2,y=1,z=1. Gotta be more specific on those quantifiers ;-) More seriously, the issue is that "transitive cau
by throwawayjava 8y ago
> If you can prove why x > y means y > z
...let x=2,y=1,z=1. Gotta be more specific on those quantifiers ;-)
More seriously, the issue is that "transitive causality", or whatever we want to call it, is sometimes not universally a good model of reality.
It's not really a fallacy. It's just a method of reasoning for which there exist errant applications, and therefore you should "use with caution".