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What is the name of this fallacy ?
I say that you only believe what you believe because of where you are born and your influences -- but I don't see that that must apply to me also.
That gets me vote for stupidest thing said on here. It is literally self-contradicting.
And how stupid do you have to be to say it is only a fallacy depending on context. An atheist or Hindu is a designation totally without need for context.
Raatz, you commit a fallacy there by saying what you say, because you admit the falsehood but you make it independent of the reasoning. But that is insane. All you have to do is replace every positive statement with an X : You only believe X because of where you were born and your influences. BUT THAT IS ITSELF A BELIEF. And in fact is wrong in that it denies any ability of reason to attain truth aside from influence.
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- Anonymous7 years agoFavorite Answer
Special pleading.
- 7 years ago
It's only a fallacy depending on context.
An American Christian saying that to an Indian Hindu would be massively hypocritical, and fallacious.
An American atheist saying that to an American Christian would be on more supportable ground.
Edit: I am baffled by your inability to see that context is key to the logic of the statement you are arguing.
- Anonymous7 years ago
Perhaps the exception that proves the rule?
People do say the above and I SAY ...that's a cop out, because as you said, it
is a belief...who knows what causes what?
Some born elsewhere completely leave their situation, many don't.
And as you said, some people like to think, consider, and again, many don't.
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- XaurreauXLv 77 years ago
It might be a type of ad hominem in that your argument is directed to your opponent's background/characteristics rather than specifically directing it to the validity of his/her position.
- Anonymous7 years ago
Blinkered or hypocritical or cognitive bias. It's not a logical fallacy.
