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Finally a clickbait with explanation!

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Quanta magazine typically does a great job backing up their titles with real science-based content.

Wanted to say the same.

Ppl who downvote comments like these are responsible for killing any joy and fun on the internet.

Your fun and joy definition might not meet the definition of others. I for example do not enjoy metoo comments. If you do, you are likely a minority.

You started off well, but you ended with a logical fallacy.

Why? I shared my experience. Allmost no one I know enjoys these comments. Wheres the fallacy?

You started out sharing your experience, yes, but that was not your last sentence. The fallacy is fallacy of composition, one of the forms of illicit transference. Another way to phrase that is you formed a hypothesis that you assumed to be true.

That sounds a lot like talking around to me. Can you say concretely, where you believe my fallacy is?

> That sounds a lot like talking around to me. Can you say concretely, where you believe my fallacy is?

How is that talking around?

I literally told you where your fallacy resides in your words. Then, I labeled the exact fallacy, providing two common names for the fallacy. Finally, I provided a simplistic rephrasing of the fallacy to help with your identification. What else do you need?

I was referring to "Finally a clickbait with explanation!".

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