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TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 1 day agoEristics aside, I think anecdotal fits:
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.
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!