'New car smell' is the scent of carcinogens

Re:'New car smell' is the scent of carcinogens by annoyingnoob on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @02:47PM (#26157928)

There is a spot somewhere between abstinence and gluttony where you can live well and keep your risks under control. I think I'd rather live a little and take my chances - as long as its my choice. I'm with you generally, its good to have notice, but not all science is correct/settled and we need thresholds.

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Re:'New car smell' is the scent of carcinogens by mleonhard on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @06:28PM (#26160192)

I believe this is the "Argument to Moderation" logical fallacy [0].

> Argument to moderation is the fallacy that the truth is a compromise between two opposing positions.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_to_moderation

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Re:'New car smell' is the scent of carcinogens by annoyingnoob on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @08:27PM (#26161447)

I'm saying that I can't eat french fries everyday, but once in say 15 days isn't so bad. That isn't true of Benzene. Prop 65 would warn you to abstain from many things, many things that need more science.

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