• spyd3r@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    false equivalence

    [ fawls i-kwiv-uh-luhns ] Phonetic (Standard) IPA noun

    a logical fallacy in which one assumes or asserts that two things are the same or equal when, while alike in some ways, they are not sufficiently similar to be considered equivalent.
    
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      5 months ago

      Claiming something is a false equivalence doesn’t make it so. You want to make a claim like that, you have to justify it.

      But I know you won’t, because you’re happy with the charred corpses of babies.