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Drawing a downward slope is a fallacy when you have a single datapoint and you're just asserting that the datapoint exists as part of a trend. If you have more
by LarryMullins 4y ago
Drawing a downward slope is a fallacy when you have a single datapoint and you're just asserting that the datapoint exists as part of a trend. If you have more than a single datapoint, then claiming to see a trend is no longer fallacious.
In the real world, there is rarely a single datapoint. In the case of religions demanding censorship, there is A LOT of data.
- mynameisvlad 4y agoThe real world is not a math formula. A trend can just as quickly plateau, spike, or plummet. That's the point, that none of us can predict the next step, regardless how much we think we can. The fallacy is proclaiming that a specific chain of events will occur due to one action. Can it happen? Sure. Will it happen with 100% certainty? Of course not, so don't pretend like it will, regardless how many datapoints exist.
- LarryMullins 4y agoWhen you draw a trend line that goes up: Yass science is awesome, progress is inevitable! When you draw a trend line that goes down: Um sweety, that's a heckin fallacy. > The fallacy is proclaiming that a specific chain of events will occur due to one action. As I said myself and you rejected, the fallacy is asserting a trend from a single data point. I guess you just like hearing it in your own words more.
- mynameisvlad 4y agoI mean, that’s just straight up not the definition of the fallacy, so I guess if you can redefine it to whatever you like, then sure, you’re definitely right.