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In article <C0Jsw2.59I.1@cs.cmu.edu> rhuss+@EDRC.CMU.EDU (Robert Huss) writes:
>From the FAQ:
>>than on the wound, in order to cure the wound).  The fact that this
>>technique was tried at all casts serious doubts on the "researchers"
>>involved.
>
>	Isn't the argument at the end of this paragraph a fallacy?  I don't
>remember the name of the fallacy,...

I edit the FAQ.

I think its an argumentum ad hominem (argument from the man), and yes
it is strictly a fallacy.  But the fact that these researchers would
use such a crackpot idea does suggest that they may lack judgement in
other areas.  There is a difference between being wrong and being
totally off the map.  By a map analogy, Einstein was occasionally
wrong about his exact location, but was never more than a few miles
out.  These researchers seem to be using a map of the USA to navigate
in England.  "Lost" is not the right word.


Paul.

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