All the evidence so far gathered fits both Dr. βββββββββ ββββββ βββ βββββββββ ββββββββββββ ββββββββ βββ βββββββββββ ββββ βββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββββ βββ ββββββ ββ βββ βββββββ ββββββββββ ββββββ ββββ ββ βββββ ββββββββββ βββ ββββββ ββ ββββ ββββββββββ ββββ βββββββ βββ ββ βββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββ ββ βββ ββββββ
The available evidence supports both Dr. Grippenβs theory and Professor Heissmannβs but the predictions of each of their theories about the result of the planned experiment canβt both be true, so the experiment will confirm one of the theories but not the other.
This is a cookie-cutter βfalse dichotomyβ flaw. While it may be true that the predictions of each theory canβt be proven true by the experiment, itβs not necessarily true that one of the theories will be proven correct by the experiment.
The false dichotomy that the author puts forth is that one theory will absolutely be proven true by the experiment while the other will absolutely be proven false. However, itβs entirely possible that neither theory will be proven true.
Analysis by MatthewSorrels
The argument above exhibits an βββββββββ βββββββ ββ βββββββββ ββββ βββββββ ββ ββββ βββββββββ ββ βββββ βββ ββ βββ ββββββββββ
David and Jane ββββ βββββ ββββ ββββ βββ ββ βββββββββββ βββββ βββββ ββββ βββββ βββ ββββ ββββ ββββ ββ βββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββββ βββββββββ ββββββββββ ββ βββββ βββ ββ ββββ ββββ ββββ ββ βββββββββ βββββββ
Although David thinks βββ ββββ ββββ βββ βββ β ββββββ ββββ ββββββ ββ βββ ββ ββββ ββββββ βββββββββββ ββ βββ ββββββ ββββββββ ββ ββββββββββ ββββ βββ ββββββββ ββ ββββ βββββββββββ ββββ ββ ββββββββββββ ββββ βββββββ βββββ
David and Jane ββββ ββββ βββββββ ββββ ββ βββββββββββ βββββ ββ ββββ βββ βββββ ββββ ββββ βββ ββ ββ ββββ βββββββ ββββ ββ βββββββ ββββββββββ ββ ββββ ββββ βββββ βββ ββ ββ ββ ββββ βββββ ββββ βββββ ββ βββββββ
David thinks that βββββ βββ ββββ βββββββ ββββ ββββ ββ ββββ βββββββ ββββ ββββββ ββ ββ ββββββ βββ βββββββ ββ ββββββ ββ ββββββββ βββ ββββββ βββ βββββββββββ ββ βββ βββββ ββββββ βββββ ββββββ βββββββ βββββββ ββββ ββ ββββββββ βββ
David thinks this ββββ ββ β ββββββ ββββ ββββββ ββ ββ ββ ββββ ββββββ ββββββ βββββ ββ βββββ ββ ββββββ ββ ββββ βββββββββββββββ ββ ββββ βββββ βββββ βββ βββββββ ββ ββββ ββββββ ββββββ βββββββ ββ ββββββ ββββββββ