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* the "'''sufficiency'''" here is that without the successful shot on goal no goal would be made | * the "'''sufficiency'''" here is that without the successful shot on goal no goal would be made | ||
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==== Logical sufficiency ==== | |||
* given the statement, "John is a batchelor" | |||
** since it is necessary for each statement that John be male, knowing that "John is a batchelor" informs us that John is a male, unmarried, and an adult | |||
* however, this sufficiency does not exclude other conclusions outside of that | |||
=== Other causality terminology === | === Other causality terminology === | ||
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** ex. getting the latest cell phone even though your current one is working fine | ** ex. getting the latest cell phone even though your current one is working fine | ||
* loss aversion drives decisions by "not wanting to lose out" on something | * loss aversion drives decisions by "not wanting to lose out" on something | ||
=== Mandela effect === | |||
* false memories created by the spread of one or more sources of innacurate or false information that is then shared by others | |||
* named the "Mandela effect" for a "paranormal researcher" who claimed that she was sure Mandela died in prison in the 1980s, and upon publishing this on a website she found that many other people shared in or adopted her false memory | |||
* these false memories are then propogated and believed by others who were not part of the original false memory | |||
=== Necessary and sufficient conditions === | === Necessary and sufficient conditions === | ||
* necessary | * confusion between necessary and sufficient conditions can lead to false or poor logic and confusion about causes and effects. | ||
* see entry above under causality | |||
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=== No real Scotsman fallacy === | === No real Scotsman fallacy === | ||