Calling All Logic Experts May 23, 2008
Posted by carpebanana in : Ramblings , trackbackWe think we may have discovered a new and underworked informal fallacy and it has been getting a good workout around here. We are calling it the N~~~ F~~~~ fallacy, and if you know who N~~~ F~~~~ is, good for you.
N~~~ F~~~~ was a camper in Devastatingly Handsome’s cabin a couple years ago. He had a favorite black T-shirt. At least we assume it is his favorite because he never took it off from arrival Monday till late Thursday when Devastatingly instructed him to shower and change his shirt.
(This is where the fallacy comes in.) N~~~ F~~~~ replied, “What do you mean? There is nothing wrong with this shirt. It was fine on Monday, no one complained on Tuesday, no problems yesterday, and now all of a sudden you think something is wrong with it?”
* note to interested image searchers ~ do not type “dirty shirt” into the search box. You do not get a smelly image but something even nastier than a shirt that’s been worn by a boy for 4 days at camp. And that is why there is no image to accompany this entry.*
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