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...let x=2,y=1,z=1. Gotta be more specific on those quantifiers ;-)
More seriously, the issue is that "transitive causality", or whatever we want to call it, is sometimes not universally a good model of reality.
It's not really a fallacy. It's just a method of reasoning for which there exist errant applications, and therefore you should "use with caution".
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...let x=2,y=1,z=1. Gotta be more specific on those quantifiers ;-)
More seriously, the issue is that "transitive causality", or whatever we want to call it, is sometimes not universally a good model of reality.
It's not really a fallacy. It's just a method of reasoning for which there exist errant applications, and therefore you should "use with caution".