There’s a weird fallacy I’m seeing of late and I’m not sure if it’s new or if I’ve forgotten the proper term for it. Example format is as follows: ”My ideological opponents predicted that [really bad thing] would happen as a consequence of [my preferred policy], but only [mildly bad thing that suggests worse to come] has happened so they’re idiots and we should stick to [my preferred policy].”
Is there a term for this?
Abstracted: The theory is what is being disputed, but since the disputants aren’t experts on the theory they’re disputing the predictions of proponents of the theory. Those predicted outcomes are occurring following the pattern the theory suggests, but not to the degree or severity that the predictions claimed, and the disputants are citing this as evidence against the theory.
There’s a weird fallacy I’m seeing of late and I’m not sure if it’s new or if I’ve forgotten the proper term for it.
Example format is as follows:
”My ideological opponents predicted that [really bad thing] would happen as a consequence of [my preferred policy], but only [mildly bad thing that suggests worse to come] has happened so they’re idiots and we should stick to [my preferred policy].”
Is there a term for this?
Abstracted: The theory is what is being disputed, but since the disputants aren’t experts on the theory they’re disputing the predictions of proponents of the theory.
Those predicted outcomes are occurring following the pattern the theory suggests, but not to the degree or severity that the predictions claimed, and the disputants are citing this as evidence against the theory.