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It's not a logical fallacy, but it's still a fallacy.

• coldtea 6y ago
  You keep using this word "fallacy". I don't think it means what you think it means [1] (a) a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.: That the world is flat was at one time a popular fallacy. (b) a misleading or unsound argument. (c) deceptive, misleading, or false nature; erroneousness. (d) Logic. any of various types of erroneous reasoning that render arguments logically unsound. [1] to paraphrase "The Princess Bride"
  • hagibborim 6y ago
    This usage fits definitions a, b, and c. This very definition draws a distinction between a 'fallacy' and a 'logical fallacy'
    • coldtea 6y ago
      >This usage fits definitions a, b, and c. No, it doesn't. Government: - "We will use data just for medical purposes" Government (later): - "Guess what, we lied/we recant: we will use them for other state purposes too". There's nothing fallacious in (a), (b) or (c) way about either statement or the whole situation.
      • hungryforcodes 6y ago
        It's a brilliant example of doublethink you did there.