Listen to Mother Nature

Listen to Mother Nature, she almost always gets it right. For the occasional child whose family has a serious heredity cholesterol problem, monitoring and treatment may be advisable and should be discussed with your child's doctor.


thoughtcounts Z's picture

Not only is this a blatant example of the naturalistic fallacy, it also shows no attempt to flesh out any logic or reason behind the point. Calling it an "argument" is an overstatement.

However, the real problem is that immediately after positing a fallacy, the "argument" concedes the debate to the other (currently nonexistent) side! "For the occasional child whose family has a serious heredity cholesterol problem, monitoring and treatment may be advisable and should be discussed with your child's doctor." The prompt asked, "Can statins save your child's life?" and your answer is basically: "Sometimes, but obviously not for every child. You should check with your doctor." That's exactly what the Yes Side expert would have said!

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