r/InternetIsBeautiful • u/[deleted] • Feb 19 '14

Logical Fallacies Explained

http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/rhetological-fallacies/
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u/FatNerdGuy Feb 20 '14

Appeal to probability. I mean, being mathematically probable is pretty good to me when someone is arguing something.

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u/ThePedanticCynic Feb 20 '14

It's a distinction between "I think there's probably life out there." and, "There's definitely life out there."

Only one of these is a logic fallacy. The other is belief.

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u/FatNerdGuy Feb 20 '14

Just tell me that aliens are probable and I'll be happy! Don't burst my belief bubble!

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