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4 Post author: Morendil 05 October 2010 11:38AM

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Comment author: jimrandomh 11 October 2010 04:03:11AM 3 points [-]

I've never heard a name for that, and it ought to have one. How about "the predestination fallacy"? They all seem to start with the assumption that something will go the same way no matter what, then conclude that therefore, pushing it in a bad direction is okay.

Comment author: Document 12 September 2012 12:16:59AM 1 point [-]

It looks like it's called Morton's fork.