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Battlebrain - Wannabe Communist Fanboy
Nickelob Ultra:
--- Quote from: Böltster on December 08, 2011, 09:43:43 PM ---The point is, if it's a majority opinion then it's very likely that he's a moron
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In general, yes.
However Aces is right in saying that "majority opinions are not necessarily fact" and in retrospect I wish I could retract my previous statement.
If majority opinions were fact then dihydrogen monoxide would be banned after that false scare.
Böltster:
--- Quote from: Nickelob Ultra on December 08, 2011, 09:54:52 PM ---In general, yes.
However Aces is right in saying that "majority opinions are not necessarily fact" and in retrospect I wish I could retract my previous statement.
If majority opinions were fact then dihydrogen monoxide would be banned after that false scare.
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--- Quote from: Böltster on December 08, 2011, 09:54:30 PM ---I never said it does
When it comes to behavior and how we perceive people, we deal in majorities, not fact. The majority think he's a moron.
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SeventhSandwich:
Using the majority as an argument is completely false and you should feel bad for doing it.
http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/appeal-to-popularity.html
Böltster:
--- Quote from: SeventhSandwich on December 08, 2011, 11:19:53 PM ---Using the majority as an argument is completely false and you should feel bad for doing it.
http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/appeal-to-popularity.html
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I don't think he's a moron because the majority does
I think he's a moron because of his behavior and the majority seems to see it that way
So no, i don't feel bad at all
Mikoyan:
For what it's worth I'm sorry.
I hope this doesn't count as pleading for sympathy...