fallacy

• Engaging in this fallacy is sometimes known as playing the Nazi card. —  Next Big Future
• In any case, a larger fallacy is at play here: There is simply no proof that hiring additional teachers and / or reducing class size has much of an impact on student behaviour or educational outcomes. —  Sigmund, Carl and Alfred
• The fallacy is assuming all multipliers are equal: govt. spending will always produce lower multiples than comparable private sector spending. —  Marketplace
• This is defined as a fallacy: doing something because we've done it before / we've always done it, etc. —  Think Progress
• Mac and Linux users who don't think their computers can become infected with malware are falling for the "it doesn't exist because I can't see it" fallacy, and my counterargument for these people is that the air that's keeping us alive isn't visible (usually) but we know that it exists, and viruses are the same way. —  VideoHelp.com Forum

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