Saturday, August 30, 2008

Inconsistency

The fallacy occurs when we accept an inconsistent set of claims, that is, when we accept a claim that logically conflicts with other claims we hold.

Example:

I'm not racist. Some of my best friends are white. But I just don't think that white women love their babies as much as our women do.
That last remark implies the speaker is a racist, although the speaker doesn't notice the inconsistency.

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