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DavidE: cognitive bias

2020-03-19T13:49:36Z

cognitive bias

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2012-08-12T05:32:35Z

Reverted edits by Daverichards (talk) to last revision by DavidE

Daverichards: Undo revision 994336 by DavidE (talk) I think you misunderstand the term "begging the question"

2012-08-12T03:06:02Z

Undo revision 994336 by DavidE (talk) I think you misunderstand the term "begging the question"

DavidE: another way to look at it

2012-07-17T22:43:57Z

another way to look at it

DavidE: alternative names; lump of labor

2012-05-18T18:03:10Z

alternative names; lump of labor

DavidE: new article

2011-08-01T21:39:59Z

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A '''false zero-sum game''' is the [[logical fallacy]] of asserting, typically without analysis, that a particular situation is a [[zero-sum game]], when in fact it is not. For example, [[liberal]]s assert that the [[economy]] is a zero-sum game in order to justify [[income redistribution]]. The false zero-sum game is a type of [[false dilemma]].
[[Category:Logical Fallacies]]

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−	A '''false zero-sum game''', or '''zero-sum fallacy''', is the [[logical fallacy]] of asserting, typically without analysis, that a particular situation is a [[zero-sum game]], when in fact it is not. For example, [[liberal]]s assert that the [[economy]] is a zero-sum game in order to justify [[income redistribution]]. The false zero-sum game is a type of [[false dilemma]]; it can alternatively be considered a form of [[begging the question]]. In [[economics]], a particular form of the false zero-sum game is called the '''lump-of-labor fallacy''', which assumes that since there is (supposedly) a fixed amount of work to be done in the world, changing the number of workers will cause an inverse change in the amount of work per worker, or ''vice versa''.	+	A '''false zero-sum game''', or '''zero-sum fallacy''', is the [[logical fallacy]] of asserting, typically without analysis, that a particular situation is a [[zero-sum game]], when in fact it is not. For example, [[liberal]]s assert that the [[economy]] is a zero-sum game in order to justify [[income redistribution]]. The false zero-sum game is a type of [[false dilemma]]; it can alternatively be considered a form of [[begging the question]]. In [[economics]], a particular form of the false zero-sum game is called the '''lump-of-labor fallacy''', which assumes that since there is (supposedly) a fixed amount of work to be done in the world, changing the number of workers will cause an inverse change in the amount of work per worker, or ''vice versa''. The fallacy derives from a [[cognitive bias]] called zero-sum thinking, in which humans tend to see a zero-sum game even when it is absent.
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−	A '''false zero-sum game''', or '''zero-sum fallacy''', is the [[logical fallacy]] of asserting, typically without analysis, that a particular situation is a [[zero-sum game]], when in fact it is not. For example, [[liberal]]s assert that the [[economy]] is a zero-sum game in order to justify [[income redistribution]]. The false zero-sum game is a type of [[false dilemma]]. In [[economics]], a particular form of the false zero-sum game is called the '''lump-of-labor fallacy''', which assumes that since there is (supposedly) a fixed amount of work to be done in the world, changing the number of workers will cause an inverse change in the amount of work per worker, or ''vice versa''.	+	A '''false zero-sum game''', or '''zero-sum fallacy''', is the [[logical fallacy]] of asserting, typically without analysis, that a particular situation is a [[zero-sum game]], when in fact it is not. For example, [[liberal]]s assert that the [[economy]] is a zero-sum game in order to justify [[income redistribution]]. The false zero-sum game is a type of [[false dilemma]]; it can alternatively be considered a form of [[begging the question]]. In [[economics]], a particular form of the false zero-sum game is called the '''lump-of-labor fallacy''', which assumes that since there is (supposedly) a fixed amount of work to be done in the world, changing the number of workers will cause an inverse change in the amount of work per worker, or ''vice versa''.
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−	A '''false zero-sum game''', or '''zero-sum fallacy''', is the [[logical fallacy]] of asserting, typically without analysis, that a particular situation is a [[zero-sum game]], when in fact it is not. For example, [[liberal]]s assert that the [[economy]] is a zero-sum game in order to justify [[income redistribution]]. The false zero-sum game is a type of [[false dilemma~~]]; it can alternatively be considered a form of [[begging the question~~]]. In [[economics]], a particular form of the false zero-sum game is called the '''lump-of-labor fallacy''', which assumes that since there is (supposedly) a fixed amount of work to be done in the world, changing the number of workers will cause an inverse change in the amount of work per worker, or ''vice versa''.	+	A '''false zero-sum game''', or '''zero-sum fallacy''', is the [[logical fallacy]] of asserting, typically without analysis, that a particular situation is a [[zero-sum game]], when in fact it is not. For example, [[liberal]]s assert that the [[economy]] is a zero-sum game in order to justify [[income redistribution]]. The false zero-sum game is a type of [[false dilemma]]. In [[economics]], a particular form of the false zero-sum game is called the '''lump-of-labor fallacy''', which assumes that since there is (supposedly) a fixed amount of work to be done in the world, changing the number of workers will cause an inverse change in the amount of work per worker, or ''vice versa''.
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−	A '''false zero-sum game''', or '''zero-sum fallacy''', is the [[logical fallacy]] of asserting, typically without analysis, that a particular situation is a [[zero-sum game]], when in fact it is not. For example, [[liberal]]s assert that the [[economy]] is a zero-sum game in order to justify [[income redistribution]]. The false zero-sum game is a type of [[false dilemma]]. In [[economics]], a particular form of the false zero-sum game is called the '''lump-of-labor fallacy''', which assumes that since there is (supposedly) a fixed amount of work to be done in the world, changing the number of workers will cause an inverse change in the amount of work per worker, or ''vice versa''.	+	A '''false zero-sum game''', or '''zero-sum fallacy''', is the [[logical fallacy]] of asserting, typically without analysis, that a particular situation is a [[zero-sum game]], when in fact it is not. For example, [[liberal]]s assert that the [[economy]] is a zero-sum game in order to justify [[income redistribution]]. The false zero-sum game is a type of [[false dilemma]]; it can alternatively be considered a form of [[begging the question]]. In [[economics]], a particular form of the false zero-sum game is called the '''lump-of-labor fallacy''', which assumes that since there is (supposedly) a fixed amount of work to be done in the world, changing the number of workers will cause an inverse change in the amount of work per worker, or ''vice versa''.
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−	A '''false zero-sum game''' is the [[logical fallacy]] of asserting, typically without analysis, that a particular situation is a [[zero-sum game]], when in fact it is not. For example, [[liberal]]s assert that the [[economy]] is a zero-sum game in order to justify [[income redistribution]]. The false zero-sum game is a type of [[false dilemma]].	+	A '''false zero-sum game''', or '''zero-sum fallacy''', is the [[logical fallacy]] of asserting, typically without analysis, that a particular situation is a [[zero-sum game]], when in fact it is not. For example, [[liberal]]s assert that the [[economy]] is a zero-sum game in order to justify [[income redistribution]]. The false zero-sum game is a type of [[false dilemma]]. In [[economics]], a particular form of the false zero-sum game is called the '''lump-of-labor fallacy''', which assumes that since there is (supposedly) a fixed amount of work to be done in the world, changing the number of workers will cause an inverse change in the amount of work per worker, or ''vice versa''.
	[[Category:Logical Fallacies]]		[[Category:Logical Fallacies]]