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Is there a name for this logical fallacy or type or argument?
The argument is one in which all possible outcomes prove the proposition, so there is no way of disproving the proposition.
For example :
X has a leg injury. After the operation, her doctor Y says she cannot walk safely and should not try to do so, or she will be putting herself at risk of further injuries.
If X does not attempt to walk, Y says "You cannot walk. This confirms my opinion."
If X attempts to walk but falls over and injures herself, Y says "You cannot walk without incurring an injury. This confirms my opinion."
If X attempts to walk and falls over but does not injure herself, Y says "You were lucky not to injure yourself. What you did was not safe. This confirms my opinion."
If X walks round the hospital ward and does not fall over or injure herself, Y says "That was very foolish. The more you walk the greater the risk you are putting yourself under. This confirms my opinion."
Thanks everyone for the suggestions - all good, none perfect. Difficult to choose a winner.
7 Answers
- ?Lv 76 years agoFavorite Answer
That is called stifling all disagreement. It is not a logical fallacy, just persistence in spite of the facts.
Basically the description of the whole practice of medicine.
- namelessLv 76 years ago
Truth can not be 'falsified'!
Nor is Truth a 'fallacy'!
"Everything is 'arguable'!"
Wanna argue that?
To attempt to falsify it, mere;y presents instant evidence of it's validity! *__-
On the other hand, your leg injury argument is faulty, is filled with fallacies and illogic!
List of common fallacies
- ?Lv 76 years ago
It's called stupidity. All of those responses were simply non sequiturs.
I guess you could also call it confirmation bias: the tendency to interpret all information in a way that supports your belief.
- ?Lv 76 years ago
I don't know that there is a text-book label for this as a formal fallacy.
I would call it "creative justification".
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- Anonymous5 years ago
A little confused by the AnG + AnZ + ZnG - 2AnZnG'
