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Line 271: − == Related examples of improper reasoning == − The following categories of poor reasoning are difficult to classify; some might not wish to classify them as logical fallacies ''per se'', but they are still, in most cases, indefensible: − ===Infinite regression=== − : ''Main Article: [[Infinite regression]]'' − An [[infinite regression]] results when one asserts that a given event caused another, and yet that first event requires another, identical event, to cause ''it.'' [[Panspermia]], an alternative to [[abiogenesis]] as a proposition about the origin of life, suffers from the infinite-regression flaw so long as it fails to state positively what conditions could have brought about an origin of life on a planet other than the earth, ''other than'' the alleged mechanism of the "seeding" of life on the earth itself. − − Is infinite regression ever defensible? If so, when? A [[Conservapedia:Is infinite regression ever valid as a form of reasoning, or acceptable as a way the universe works, or came to be?|debate]] on this issue is now underway. − − ===Negative Proof=== − Negative proof or proving a negative, means you cannot prove something doesn't exist from lack of observation, for example ''"A has not been seen, therefore, A does not exist"''.
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For example: "The coach said we should eat light, so take your heavy coat off."
For example: "The coach said we should eat light, so take your heavy coat off."
== Logical fallacy and the educational establishment ==
== Logical fallacy and the educational establishment ==