the remaining differences are mostly about aesthetics and not about the use of violence to maintain hegemony

  • DeepSpace9mm@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    Could you clarify why it’s not good reasoning?

    • A = u.s. abducts leader
    • B = leader is a problem for the u.s.
    • C = leader is a boon to the people
    • D = leader is (likely) legitimately elected

    Argument:

    • If A then B
    • If B then C
    • If C then D
    • A
    • Therefore D

    We just need “If C then D” to chain A to D since the comment up top didn’t mention it . Oh, I think I see a problem here. In the us with leaders we constantly have “D and not C,” and even worse than the not C’s are the nazis. Ok, I’ll stop.

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      2 days ago

      B doesn’t inherently mean C is correct, there’s just very strong correlation. It’s useful for quickly guessing, not for actual in-depth analysis. Though, the US did really love the Nazis for a good while, still does.

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        12 hours ago

        Yes that makes sense. The premises are too shaky for the argument to be sound despite the valid structure (which the commenter did not use and I pulled out of my ass).

        I was mainly writing it out as an exercise to myself but left it because it kinda worked as a joke lol

        I do very much appreciate an earnest answer.