anders@rytter.me to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 7 months agoStupid people always say norytter.meimagemessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1544file-text
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minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up41·7 months agoThat doesn’t mean smart people can’t say “no”. Just because I’m saying “no”, it doesn’t mean I am stupid! I mean, I am stupid. But that’s not because I’m saying “no”!
minus-squareℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-27 months agoExactly. The fallacy of undistributed middle is strong with this OP… All stupid people are no-sayers. (DU) You are a no-sayer. (DU) Therefore you are a stupid person. (DU) AAA syllogism - invalid due to above fallacy. “The middle term must be distributed at least once.”
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months ago The fallacy of undistributed middle is strong with this OP… I do think that’s his joke.
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoAlthough it does mean that stupid people never say yes, so this is dumb to start with.
That doesn’t mean smart people can’t say “no”.
Just because I’m saying “no”, it doesn’t mean I am stupid!
I mean, I am stupid. But that’s not because I’m saying “no”!
Exactly. The fallacy of undistributed middle is strong with this OP…
All stupid people are no-sayers. (DU) You are a no-sayer. (DU) Therefore you are a stupid person. (DU) AAA syllogism - invalid due to above fallacy.
“The middle term must be distributed at least once.”
I do think that’s his joke.
Although it does mean that stupid people never say yes, so this is dumb to start with.