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"can-do" vs. "can-explain" fallacy
I think maybe the fallacy in question here, or close to it, is an appeal to accomplishment
I've run into this a number of times. For example, I might say something about a popstar not being a good ...
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"can-do" vs. "can-explain" fallacy
When in doubt, it's always called: Non sequitur.
Person A claims that "From [being able to perform a task] follows [that you're able to explain it]". Now give them the example of the baby or ...
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"can-do" vs. "can-explain" fallacy
This is probably not a fallacy
You and your friend are operating from different premises, which means that you can each reach different conclusions even if you both follow entirely valid logic.
You ...
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"can-do" vs. "can-explain" fallacy
Being able to perform some action and being able to explain (in some level of detail) how one is performing or able to perform that action are, generally speaking, clearly two different capabilities. ...
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Is there a word for the type of rhetorical strategy where you distract from the point in order to seem authoritative?
Hard to make out from 2 quotes what the point was/is. However, distracting the audience from an argument by bringing up irrelevant matters is called the red herring fallacy, referring to the practice ...
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