• marcos@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    That doesn’t mean smart people can’t say “no”.

    Just because I’m saying “no”, it doesn’t mean I am stupid!

    I mean, I am stupid. But that’s not because I’m saying “no”!

    • ℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃@pawb.social
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      10 months ago

      Exactly. The fallacy of undistributed middle is strong with this OP…

      All stupid people are no-sayers. (DU) You are a no-sayer. (DU) Therefore you are a stupid person. (DU) AAA syllogism - invalid due to above fallacy.

      “The middle term must be distributed at least once.”

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        10 months ago

        The fallacy of undistributed middle is strong with this OP…

        I do think that’s his joke.

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      10 months ago

      Although it does mean that stupid people never say yes, so this is dumb to start with.