• SulaymanF@lemmy.world
    59·
    4 months ago

    That’s incorrect, this isn’t talking about what the masses believe but what actual experts and legal scholars and courts are overwhelmingly saying. That fallacy doesn’t apply to a judge’s rulings.

      • cron@feddit.org
        36·
        4 months ago

        No.

        Your fallacy would apply to something like

        80 percent of Americans believe that …

        But not to

        Judges from all over the world came to the conclusion …

        The whole thing this fallacy is trying to explain is that you should ask the experts, not the general population.

        • solsangraal@lemmy.zipEnglish
          235·
          4 months ago

          lol “judge = expert”

          thank you for supporting the infallible not-bullshit authority on all things truth of the honorable judge aileen cannon

          fucking /s

          • SulaymanF@lemmy.world
            14·
            4 months ago

            Did anyone claim that all judges are correct? No. You’re strawmanning the issue. Going from one incorrect fallacy to another.

            And who do YOU think should best be qualified to determine whether a law is broken or not…except a judge? Or the consensus of judges?

            • solsangraal@lemmy.zipEnglish
              124·
              4 months ago

              if only we held the US government to the same standards as we do randos on lemmy…

          • cron@feddit.org
            8·
            4 months ago

            I have absolutely no idea what aileen cannon has to to with the fallacy you mentioned. Maybe you posted your reply to the wrong thread.