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Old 12-17-2022, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Exhibitman View Post
Classic false equivalence/two wrongs make a right fallacy. One past mistake does not legitimize all future mistakes. A concrete example: I am driving down the road minding my own business doing a steady 85 just like everyone else and I get pulled over. Do I get to skate on the ticket because everyone else was speeding too? Nope. Other speeders are not a defense to my conduct. The fact that the HOF has a number of miscreants in it does not justify voting for another one.
It's also a slippery slope fallacy. Since you can point to imperfect results with the existing system, the whole system is invalid.
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