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The '''Nirvana fallacy''' is the fallacy of comparing one alternative as it would exist in the real world with another alternative as it would exist only in theory or in idealized form.<ref>[http://www.creators.com/opinion/john-stossel/the-nirvana-fallacy.html The Nirvana Fallacy]</ref> As an example, liberals compare [[Christianity]] as actually practiced with [[Islam]] as it exists only on paper. The Nirvana fallacy is similar, but not identical, to the [[perfect-solution fallacy]].
The '''Nirvana fallacy''' is the fallacy of comparing one alternative as it would exist in the real world with another alternative as it would exist only in theory or in idealized form.<ref>[http://www.creators.com/opinion/john-stossel/the-nirvana-fallacy.html The Nirvana Fallacy]</ref> As an example, liberals compare [[Christianity]] as actually practiced with [[Islam]] as it exists only on paper. The Nirvana fallacy is similar, but not identical, to the [[perfect-solution fallacy]].
== See also ==
*[[Perfectionism]]
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[[Category:Logical Fallacies]]
[[Category:Logical Fallacies]]