*puts on logician hat* The forms of the two arguments and the flaws in them are not exactly the same.
The Nellie argument is wrong because of a false premise. The nuclear-powered planes one is wrong because of missing information (or possibly the lack of an adequate default logic). *takes of logician hat*
Sorry! It's just logical argument is my thing and I can't help getting technical and geeky about it.
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Date: 2008-10-28 11:51 am (UTC)The forms of the two arguments and the flaws in them are not exactly the same.
The Nellie argument is wrong because of a false premise. The nuclear-powered planes one is wrong because of missing information (or possibly the lack of an adequate default logic).
*takes of logician hat*
Sorry! It's just logical argument is my thing and I can't help getting technical and geeky about it.