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points by pasquinelli 3 days ago | 0 comments
a conclusion can be right even if an argument for it is wrong.
[–] jmpeax 3 days ago
If P then Q, P therefore Q. Q is not the conclusion, it's just the consequent. If P is false, then Q could be true, but claiming Q is true because P is true when P is actually false is a wrong conclusion.
[–] pasquinelli 3 days ago
i don't see what point your making.

take something you know to be true. now come up with a stupid, falacious argument for it. now you can see that seeing an argument is bad doesn't mean the conclusion is wrong.