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• TokenBoomer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  What does anecdotal evidence mean then?

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  • TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    It’s just a broad umbrella concept in formal logic. what makes you think this interaction is best described by logic and not psychological or social dynamics? it’s not like the fuckin dude is publishing a research paper. op has someone busting their aglets and wants to find words to describe the experience. what makes you think their chief complaint is the same concept that can describe the statement “all cats are black”

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    • TokenBoomer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Eristics aside, I think anecdotal fits:

      What is Anecdotal Fallacy?

      It is an **informal fallacy ** where a person uses personal experiences or a singular example to back their argument or stance instead of compelling evidence.

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      • TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        ooh i so it doesnt fall under formal logic. interesting! honestly that makes me feel even more strongly against it lol. but still more than anything it comes down to rationalizing an irrational process – after all even speaking the language of faulty logic is a way of turning things into logic!

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