(August 1, 2024 at 10:22 pm)Belacqua Wrote:(August 1, 2024 at 10:13 pm)Foxaèr Wrote: It's rational to understand that just because most people enjoy the food of a particular establishment does not mean I will also enjoy the food or that it is the best restaurant in town.
OK, so for you, the fact that 99 out of 100 people name one restaurant as best does not increase the credibility of the statement "That restaurant is best."
You already know it's a fallacious claim, do you imagine the fact the claim would be trivial if true, not extraordinary at all, makes the claim any less fallacious? Do you accept that logic is a method that adheres to strict principles of validation with one purpose, to discard weak or poorly reasoned arguments?
If our beliefs are defended by arguments that are demonstrably irrational, what, if anything, does that suggest to you?
For context, what if the people in your scenario were claiming the restaurant used magic, to produce the best food you've ever tasted?
