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Re:SF poop-testing startup, once compared to Theranos, charg... by benatkin on Sunday March 21, 2021 @10:55PM (#26536388)
I think this could be an instance of the fallacy fallacy. Just because what about arguments are often unwarranted doesn't mean they are in every case. In particular, the health care and pharma industries are driving up the cost of doing business, so it's fair to ask why there's a scandal when a startup accidentally misleads and overcharges, while it's business as usual for Big Medicine?

https://effectiviology.com/fallacy-fallacy/

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Re:SF poop-testing startup, once compared to Theranos, charg... by totalZero on Monday March 22, 2021 @02:04PM (#26544360)
While cute, this is false. "Argument from fallacy" is the fallacy whereby you assert that the conclusion is false because the reasoning is false. GP doesn't assert that the conclusion is necessarily false, and in fact very specifically qualifies his language to the reasoning. Webster's gives "fallacious" as a synonym for "specious."
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