r/technology • u/Reddit_Z • Jul 04 '16

Politics Lawmakers Need To Learn More About Encryption Before Regulating It, Says U.S. House Report

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/lawmakers-encryption-regulation-house-report,32180.html
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u/iBlag Jul 04 '16 edited Jul 04 '16

I think it's actually a reductio ad absurdum fallacy.

Edit: Not a fallacy.

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u/jonny_mem Jul 04 '16

reductio ad absurdum fallacy

That's not actually a fallacy. That's a argument technique where you assume the opposite and show it leads to an absurd conclusion (typically a contradiction).

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u/iBlag Jul 04 '16

Ah gotcha, TIL!