Difference between revisions of "Perfect-solution fallacy"
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Liberals often commit the perfect-solution fallacy, as in the following examples: | Liberals often commit the perfect-solution fallacy, as in the following examples: | ||
| − | *Because [[abstinence]]-only education does not completely eliminate teen pregnancy, abstinence should not even be mentioned in schools. | + | *Because [[abstinence]]-only education does not completely eliminate teen pregnancy, abstinence should not even be mentioned in schools. (See [[abstinence denial]]) |
*Because sodomy laws did not completely eliminate [[HIV]], there was no point in enforcing them. | *Because sodomy laws did not completely eliminate [[HIV]], there was no point in enforcing them. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Logical Fallacies]] | [[Category:Logical Fallacies]] | ||
Revision as of 01:41, August 12, 2012
The perfect-solution fallacy, also called letting the perfect be the enemy of the good, is the logical fallacy of assuming that just because a solution does not perfectly solve a problem, it is not worth trying at all.[1] It is a particular form of a false dilemma. The perfect-solution fallacy is similar but not identical to the Nirvana fallacy.
Examples
Liberals often commit the perfect-solution fallacy, as in the following examples:
- Because abstinence-only education does not completely eliminate teen pregnancy, abstinence should not even be mentioned in schools. (See abstinence denial)
- Because sodomy laws did not completely eliminate HIV, there was no point in enforcing them.
