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For example: "Dinosaurs died 65,000,000 years ago, so the earth couldn't have been created 6,000 years ago."
For example: "Dinosaurs died 65,000,000 years ago, so the earth couldn't have been created 6,000 years ago."
It should be noted that although the above argument by itself is a fallacy, strong evidence supporting the death of dinosaurs 65 million years ago, as well as other evidence, would result in the argument being a proof by contradiction, not necessarily a fallacy. Proof that the dinosaurs died 65 million year would disprove young earth creationism, but the ''belief'' that dinosaurs died 65 million years ago does not.
It should be noted that although the above argument by itself is a fallacy, strong evidence supporting the death of dinosaurs 65 million years ago, as well as other evidence, would result in the argument being a proof by contradiction, not necessarily a fallacy.
===Straw man===
===Straw man===