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Logical fallacies usually have a reverse side. Is there an "official" reverse fallacy to this one (going around something like an anti-democratic argument: "everybody says it, then it must be false - didn't Plato and Socrate themselves show that majority is wrong?")? (of course, Plato never says majority was always wrong, so he would never support this argument!!) Kaliz 13:27, 14 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
On a reverse fallacy there is a story that might be based on an actual event. Anyone in rural France in the Renaissance a bunch of peasants began describing what we'd call meteorites hitting fields in the region. The leading scientist scoffed because "rocks don't fall from the sky" and numerous people saying they did doesn't make it true. Now we know meteorites do fall from the sky, etc. The scientist in the story has been said to be Thomas Jefferson or an unknown member of the Royal Society. I'm not sure "rocks don't fall from the sky" is used as an opposite proverb, but it seems like it might be.--T. Anthony 04:08, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
could be merged with ad polulum but must not[edit]
This could be merged with argumentum ad populum if the only difference is cultural but the matter is identical but it doesn't have to be berged because it is long, special and specific enough (by culture alone) to stay on its own.
Just nominate it for merge before you nominate it for deletion. --Ollj 21:47, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I've used my copy of this tale, A Tale about a Tiger, as a hopefully humorous note of explanation when people remark "but I've heard this is true!" Shenme 19:40, 15 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
