Justifying one thing because it's a necessary component of another unnecessary thing... what logical fallacy is that? (lemmy.world)

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[-] SeahorseTreble@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I think they can certainly apply to any situation where the logic is flawed, so arguing that something is necessary since it's part of another system which itself is unnecessary, is a logical fallacy

If we accept that something is a necessary component of an unnecessary system, but then use that fact to argue that the component is necessary in absolute terms, that's a logical fallacy given that it's not absolutely necessary if the system it's a part of isn't absolutely necessary

After researching I found it can be called a false necessity fallacy or false requirement fallacy

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