Name this fallacy

Wyrm · Post by **Wyrm** » 2006-08-10 12:34pm

Arr, then this is a fallacy of accident. Kuroneko is right, as usual.

Elfdart · Post by **Elfdart** » 2006-08-10 10:32pm

Another example of how stupid this reasoning is:

Taking two Tylenols can help a headache. Taking 20 can kill you.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2006-08-10 10:40pm

I like "Tylenol fallacy" as a name for this one better than "Burnt brownies".

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2006-08-10 10:44pm

It'd sound catchier as the "Twenty Tylenol fallacy".

Qwerty 42 · Post by **Qwerty 42** » 2006-08-10 10:45pm

Elfdart wrote:Another example of how stupid this reasoning is:

Taking two Tylenols can help a headache. Taking 20 can kill you.

Another example is how a sink could drain gallons of water if you only turn the faucet to a small setting, but pouring in an entire bucketfull of water simultaneously will result in a wet kitchen.

Utsanomiko · Post by **Utsanomiko** » 2006-08-10 10:59pm

I would suggest 'overextended generalization fallacy' would be descriptive enough for casual debate in lieu of the official 'fallacy of accident', which isn't very descriptive unless you're already familiar with it.