▲ 862 ▼ Showing who's in charge (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world 97 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Of course not. It is your interpretation that having a nickname implies cult membership that is the logical fallacy. The argument is: If CULT, then NICKNAME i.e. If X, then Y Your interpretation seems to be: If NICKNAME, then CULT i.e. If Y, then X Which is the logical fallacy of affirming the consequent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago (1 child) It is your interpretation that having a nickname implies cult membership That's OP's claim. My interpretation is that he gave Simon the nickname out of affection not domination permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) That’s OP’s claim. No it’s not. OP’s claim is that cults give nicknames. Not that all entities that give nicknames are cults. But your second statement makes me realize that you likely have an inherent bias that is preventing you from seeing the logic involved. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* OP’s claim is that cults give nicknames. Post-Hoc Ergo Proper Hoc Fallacy. "Cults give nicknames, therefore if you give someone a nickname you're a cult" doesn't logically follow. you likely have an inherent bias Casual Fallacy. The existence of individual bias does nothing to affirm or reject a claim If we were weighting on bias, your extreme reaction to a casual anecdote would disqualify your observations immediately. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago (1 child) It is your interpretation that having a nickname implies cult membership That's OP's claim. My interpretation is that he gave Simon the nickname out of affection not domination permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) That’s OP’s claim. No it’s not. OP’s claim is that cults give nicknames. Not that all entities that give nicknames are cults. But your second statement makes me realize that you likely have an inherent bias that is preventing you from seeing the logic involved. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* OP’s claim is that cults give nicknames. Post-Hoc Ergo Proper Hoc Fallacy. "Cults give nicknames, therefore if you give someone a nickname you're a cult" doesn't logically follow. you likely have an inherent bias Casual Fallacy. The existence of individual bias does nothing to affirm or reject a claim If we were weighting on bias, your extreme reaction to a casual anecdote would disqualify your observations immediately. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) That’s OP’s claim. No it’s not. OP’s claim is that cults give nicknames. Not that all entities that give nicknames are cults. But your second statement makes me realize that you likely have an inherent bias that is preventing you from seeing the logic involved. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* OP’s claim is that cults give nicknames. Post-Hoc Ergo Proper Hoc Fallacy. "Cults give nicknames, therefore if you give someone a nickname you're a cult" doesn't logically follow. you likely have an inherent bias Casual Fallacy. The existence of individual bias does nothing to affirm or reject a claim If we were weighting on bias, your extreme reaction to a casual anecdote would disqualify your observations immediately. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* OP’s claim is that cults give nicknames. Post-Hoc Ergo Proper Hoc Fallacy. "Cults give nicknames, therefore if you give someone a nickname you're a cult" doesn't logically follow. you likely have an inherent bias Casual Fallacy. The existence of individual bias does nothing to affirm or reject a claim If we were weighting on bias, your extreme reaction to a casual anecdote would disqualify your observations immediately. permalink fedilink source parent
