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** thus the paradox that we accept as true something reported that we know little about, all the while knowing that an expert on or direct witness to that news would know it is inaccurate. | ** thus the paradox that we accept as true something reported that we know little about, all the while knowing that an expert on or direct witness to that news would know it is inaccurate. | ||
* from Michael Bromley | * from Michael Bromley | ||
=== Noble savage fallacy === | |||
* also "Noble savage myth" | |||
* = the false assumption that human nature is good and society is bad | |||
* based on the false premise that pre-civilization, humans lived in harmony and peace | |||
** the noble savage fallacy assumes that any negative outcome following rise of civilization is due to that rise | |||
** = an inverted ''Post hoc fallacy'', which assumes cause from chronology | |||
*** ''Post hoc fallacy'' = if ''x'' came before ''y'', then ''x'' is the cause of ''y'' | |||
** this fallacy assumes: | |||
*** ''x'' = pre-civilization | |||
*** ''y'' = post civilization | |||
*** ''z'' = a negative outcome | |||
** and states that | |||
*** if ''z'' exists after ''y'', then ''y'' caused it | |||
*** and since ''z'' did not exist under ''x'', then ''x'' is superior to ''y'' | |||
** it is obvious that negative consequences of civilization could not have existed prior to civilization | |||
** but it is a logical fallacy to assume that pre-civilization was problem-free or did not have its own negative outcomes | |||
** it is also a logical fallacy to assume that negative outcomes of civilization negate civilization's positive outcomes | |||
=== Peter principle === | === Peter principle === | ||