The Gentetic Fallacy and Probability

Update: 2016-11-20

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I often see people call "fallacy" when someone makes a probabilistic statement rather than coming to a definitive conclusion based on a questionable source. For example:Person 1: I read on ConspiricyBlogs.com that our government comprises many lizard people!Person 2: That is an extremely unreliable source. Pardon me if I don’t believe in lizard people running the government.Person 1: That is the genetic fallacy! You are judging the truth of the claim by it source!Had person two said something su. . . See the complete description at Logically Fallacious

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The Gentetic Fallacy and Probability