>> What an astoundingly ignorant and out of touch thing to say. > False. No. > Both sentences are true. So? A set of true statements can be misleading and o

>> What an astoundingly ignorant and out of touch thing to say. > False. No. > Both sentences are true. So? A set of true statements can be misleading and out of touch, for instance, through omission of other important truths. In this case, the omission is that "trying" has a cost and the outcome can be negative. If you're wealthy, those negatives can often be easily shrugged off; if you're not, the expected outcome of "trying" can make the attempt irrational. > "X people say Y so Y is false" is fallacious. You misunderstand. It pointing out the flaw in the pitch, because it can so often be used to sell lies.