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I think this is an example of Tu Quoque[1] logical fallacy. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque
by big_onion 7y ago
I think this is an example of Tu Quoque[1] logical fallacy.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque
- o10449366 7y agoAre you just making an observation or do you think that disqualifies the parent's point somehow? If so, your comment is probably an example of the argument from fallacy fallacy. [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_fallacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_fallacy
- chillacy 7y agoIf the parent had made the claim that it wasn't wrong at all because BF does it, then this would be relevant. However the parent's claim is subtly different: it states that the industry practice of data collection is not unusual, not that it's not wrong.