Logic / Unit 8 Logic 387 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Accident
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The idea
Applying a general rule to a case its rationale never covered.
In practice
"Cutting people is assault; therefore surgeons are criminals."
Where people slip
Near-miss: rules genuinely bind in ordinary cases — the fallacy needs a case the rule's purpose excludes, not merely an inconvenient one.
Your place on the trail
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