(May 26, 2013 at 9:29 pm)Rayaan Wrote: Here's another nice little fallacy from one of our members that I wanted to post here:
http://atheistforums.org/thread-18861-po...#pid447171
Genetic fallacy.
Quote:The genetic fallacy, also known as fallacy of origins, fallacy of virtue, is a fallacy of irrelevance where a conclusion is suggested based solely on something or someone's origin rather than its current meaning or context.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_fallacy
But it's true though! It literally does not matter, I mean it has no effect whatsoever on UK politics, how can a yank affect UK politics? In what possible way can a yank do anything at all about gay marriage legislation in the UK? It makes no difference what they think...right? right? I'll just go hock: