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Re:Income inequality today may be higher today than in any o... by crdoconnor on Saturday July 02, 2016 @10:23AM (#12022643)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_fallacy

Although I'd prefer to call it "argumentum ad assume racism"

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Re:Income inequality today may be higher today than in any o... by yummyfajitas on Saturday July 02, 2016 @10:49AM (#12022742)
No. Association fallacy is a in b, a in c therefore b = c.

My argument is a -> b, a -> c, c is false therefore a must be false, and the argument for b is also flawed.

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