logical fallacies

[wonderousmathemagician]

is it a logical fallacy to do something in case it is correct?

 

[Volbet]

Your question makes absolutly no sense. 

 

Logic only works within it's own system (hello, Ayn Rand) and is therefor only applicable to logical constructs. 

Therefor, if a conclusion is made from a logical fallacy it will always be incorrect. 

 

And if logic is looked at from a Wittgensteinian perspective, your question is illogical.

[Real_PhillBert]

Why do I get the feeling you're talking about following a certain religion in the off chance that their interpretation of the afterlife is correct? Am I close?

[AngryFishLady]

It's not a good idea to do stuff in case you're correct. It's not because you can win the lotto you should buy all the tickets you can afford on the off-chance you do.

[LAwLz]

4 hours ago, wonderousmathemagician said:

is it a logical fallacy to do something in case it is correct?

Can you please elaborate a bit more. I do not understand what you are asking.

 

 

4 hours ago, Volbet said:

Therefor, if a conclusion is made from a logical fallacy it will always be incorrect. 

That's not true. You can use a logical fallacy and still be correct. It just means that your way of justifying your position, or arriving at your conclusion was not logically sound. You were not right for the same reasons you thought.

[Volbet]

10 minutes ago, LAwLz said:

That's not true. You can use a logical fallacy and still be correct. It just means that your way of justifying your position, or arriving at your conclusion was not logically sound. You were not right for the same reasons you thought.

Hmm, I guess your right. 

 

Although, I wasn't really refereing to whether or not you were factually correct, since that's a seperate question. 

I was refreing to whether or not your argumentation was logically sound. 

[dalekphalm]

7 minutes ago, Volbet said:

Hmm, I guess your right. 

 

Although, I wasn't really refereing to whether or not you were factually correct. 

I was refreing to whether or not your argumentation was logically sound. 

Indeed, you can come to a proper/correct/factual conclusion, but through incorrect means.

 

You might come to the right conclusion but not understand how you got there. Or you might think it was because some one reason, when in fact it was a totally different reason.

[Guest]

I think the OP is asking:

 

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Is it logically fallacious if an action is taken on the grounds that it could be the correct action to take?

 

I'm not an expert in logic, but I don't think this is in the form of a logical argument, so it can't be a fallacy. It doesn't make sense, regardless.

[ThinkWithPortals]

Is this homework or something?

[laminutederire]

7 hours ago, Volbet said:

Your question makes absolutly no sense. 

 

Logic only works within it's own system (hello, Ayn Rand) and is therefor only applicable to logical constructs. 

Therefor, if a conclusion is made from a logical fallacy it will always be incorrect. 

 

And if logic is looked at from a Wittgensteinian perspective, your question is illogical.

No it won't.

"Prime has 5 letters, so 5 is prime. "

The conclusion is correct, the logical scheme isn't correct at all 

[Volbet]

2 minutes ago, laminutederire said:

No it won't.

"Prime has 5 letters, so 5 is prime. "

The conclusion is correct, the logical scheme isn't correct at all 

Read a bit further up. 

I realize I made a mistake in my wording. 

[laminutederire]

Just now, Volbet said:

Read a bit further up. 

I realize I made a mistake in my wording. 

Sorry, haven't saw that, my bad ! 

[Okjoek]

Okjoek hurt itself in its confusion.