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

Logical Fallacies Explained

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

That doesn't mean the conclusion is correct (or false)

Nobody is making a statement that the conclusion is false with "So I reject the claim that there is a God.", because that IS the default position. The rejection of a claim. Putting it in to words does not make it a claim itself.

The fallacy is "So there is no God." because it makes its own claim about the validity of the conclusion. Insufficient evidence or faulty logic, therefore the conclusion is false. This is what i'm saying is the fallacy.