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Re:Logical fallacies in software engineering by coldtea on Monday May 27, 2019 @03:17AM (#20020107)
>I'm making the point that often times, appealing to authority is most likely to produce the correct answer.

That's true for most so-called fallacies. Instead they are evolutionary shortcuts to getting the correct answer (at least at evolutionary kind of situations).

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Re:Logical fallacies in software engineering by BubRoss on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @12:26AM (#20027211)
This is not true. There is a difference between logical fallacies and judgement based on probability. Circular reasoning, strawman arguments and actual appeals to authority are not the same as taking into account the likelyhood than an expert is correct.
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Re:Logical fallacies in software engineering by whack on Monday May 27, 2019 @08:01AM (#20021414)
How does committing the strawman fallacy help in producing the correct answer?
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