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That doesn't mean the current threat isn't real. This is an implied cum hoc fallacy.
by mattmaroon 14y ago
That doesn't mean the current threat isn't real. This is an implied cum hoc fallacy.
- Herring 14y agoYou're quite right! In fact the one reliable way to be sure the current threat isn't real is to invade.
- pyre 14y agoOnce we've invaded, then we can also say, "Well, they would have been a threat had we not invaded," if we don't find anything! It's fool-proof!
- mattmaroon 14y agoLol. Very true. I don't know if the threat is credible or not. I suspect it is, given Stuxnet, but I confess I don't have access to military intelligence and probably wouldn't know what to make of it if I did. I just take issue with the "this was wrong before so it must be wrong now" implication.