In a man whose reasoning powers are good, fallacious arguments are evidence of bias.
--Bertrand Russell, "Philosophy's Ulterior Motives". (The context is Descartes' philosophy and the obviously fallacious proofs he offers of the existence of God and the external world.)
fallacious arguments are evidence of bias
Or laziness, or lack of time, or honest error. Multiple causes can have the same effect, and hanlons razor comes into play/
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