Fallacy of Presumption

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Ep.1 00:09:47,900 --> 00:09:52,800 “Nice. She's nice and smart. This world's best woman.” Fallacy of Presumption – Converse accident This is a fallacy of presumption because it presumes that the world’s best woman is nice and smart and that since she is nice and smart, therefore, she is the world’s best woman. Ep. 1 00:11:33,970 --> 00:11:37,660 “If you get the job, then you will earn a lot of money, right? “ Fallacy of Presumption – begging the question This is a fallacy of presumption because it presumes that if the person gets the job, then he will earn a lot of money. Ep.1 00:13:29,700 --> 00:13:34,590 “There are fewer people than I expected. I thought competition would be high “ Fallacy of Presumption – accident This is a fallacy because he thought that competition is high and when competition is high more people are expected. Ep. 1 00:24:21,830 --> 00:24:26,750

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Transcript of Fallacy of Presumption

Ep.1

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“Nice. She's nice and smart. This world's best woman.”

Fallacy of Presumption – Converse accident

This is a fallacy of presumption because it presumes that the world’s best woman is nice and smart and that since she is nice and smart, therefore, she is the world’s best woman.

Ep. 1

00:11:33,970 --> 00:11:37,660

“If you get the job, then you will earn a lot of money, right? “

Fallacy of Presumption – begging the question

This is a fallacy of presumption because it presumes that if the person gets the job, then he will earn a lot of money.

Ep.1

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“There are fewer people than I expected. I thought competition would be high “

Fallacy of Presumption – accident

This is a fallacy because he thought that competition is high and when competition is high more people are expected.

Ep. 1

00:24:21,830 --> 00:24:26,750

“Are you not going to admit it like a coward? “

Fallacy of presumption – complex question

This is a complex question because if he answers yes then he admits being a coward. However, if he answers no, he is not admitting anything.

Ep. 1

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But this girl is someone who doesn't cry. She didn't cry when she lost her father. And, when she broke her leg, she didn't even shed a tear. When she cries, there's only one reason. When there is something unfair. Seeing her cry like this means that she was wrongly accused.

Fallacy of presumption – accident

This is a fallacy because the first statement is a general rule that she is someone who does not cry. The second statement is she cries only when there is unfairness. Therefore, she is crying because she was unfairly accused.

Ep. 1

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“If you guys want to live, close your mouths.”

Fallacy of presumption – false dilemma

This is a false dilemma because it presumes that there are only two choices which is either close your mouth or die by talking.

EPISODE 2

Ep. 2

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“So don't you think you need to mature a bit?”

Fallacy of presumption – complex question

This is a complex question because answering yes to the question is an admission that he is immature. Meanwhile, answering no to the question implies that there is no need for him to work on his maturity.

Ep. 2

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Your nails are amazing. I did them myself. Would you like me to do yours also, Prosecutor?

Fallacy of Presumption – accident

This is a fallacy because it presumes that if she does the nails of the prosecutor then it would also be amazing just like hers.

Ep. 2

00:09:59,460 --> 00:10:10,110

I said it so you can laugh, but you're not laughing. Why is that? Oh... It must be terror.

Fallacy of presumption – accident

This is a fallacy because it presumes that the statement is a terrible one because no one laughed.

Ep. 2

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I think your dream is to be a Public Defender like me, but you're just denying it because you're embarrassed, right? I knew it when you reacted the way you did about the wallet. You're the type that attacks when you're actually shy.

Fallacy of presumption – accident

This is a fallacy because it presumes that Public defenders are the type that attack when they’re actually shy and since she is just like that type, therefore, she dreams to be a public defender.

Ep 2

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What's it going to be? Go with misdemeanor and end it, or continue lying that you're innocent?

Fallacy of presumption – false dilemma

This is a false dilemma because it gives the person the presumption that there are only two choices and that is to either end the trial and plead guilty to a misdemeanor or continue lying that he is innocent.

Ep. 2

00:43:52,350 --> 00:43:59,700

Do you think that if they're poor, they're all nice people? Do you think that if they're poor, they'll all wronged?

Fallacy of presumption – converse accident

This is a fallacy because it quickly generalizes poor people as nice and all got wronged.

EPISODE 3

Ep. 3

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If the statement that Go Seong Bin wanted to kill Moon Dong Hee is considered as evidence, then whole school is also responsible for this "murder." A teacher that said "I'll kill you if your grades go down" is also responsible for murder, according to your logic.

Fallacy of presumption – converse accident

This is a fallacy because the truth of the statement that Go Seong Bin wanted to kill Moon Dong Hee is presumed to be also true for the whole school particularly to those teachers who also said “I’ll kill you if your grades go down”

Ep. 4

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99% of females in the world live like this. In short, even Suzy and Girl's Generation live like this.

Fallacy of presumption – accident

This is a fallacy because what is true to a general number of female, 99% to be exact, is being also presumed to be applicable to Suzy and Girl’s Generation without proof or basis.

Ep. 4

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Eh, so you're saying Lawyer Jjang didn't have talent?

Fallacy of presumption – complex question

This is a complex question because if he answers yes, he admits that he thinks Lawyer Jjang does not have talent but if he answers no he admits that Law Jjang may only have some or little talent.

Ep. 5

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Why are you framing a hardworking person for something he didn't do?

Fallacy of presumption – complex question

This is a complex question because in answering yes, he admits that he is framing someone for something he didn’t do. Meanwhile, if he answers no, he admits that the person could be guilty for the thing he is being accused of.

Ep. 5

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There are male shoes here. Do you live with someone else?

Fallacy of presumption – accident

This is a fallacy because it presumes that the woman lives alone in her house. However, since there is a male shoe in the house, it means that she may have a company in the house.

Ep. 5

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Attorney Jang, aren't you even sorry?

Fallacy of presumption – complex question

This is a complex question because if he answer yes, he admits being wrong. However, if he answers no, he comes off as one without remorse.

Ep. 5

00:39:01,130 --> 00:39:04,107

Change your clothes or you'll catch a cold.

Fallacy of presumption – false dilemma

This is a false dilemma because it leaves the person with only two choices of changing clothes or catching a cold if he doesn’t change even if there are other several options.

Ep. 7

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Why an unhappy premonition is never wrong. Why did I dream about that? It's true! My mom's dreams have never been wrong.

Fallacy of presumption –accident

This is a fallacy because it applies the presumption that unhappy premonition is never wrong to a particular case that her mom’s dreams have never been wrong. Therefore, her mom’s dreams are unhappy premonitions.

Ep.7

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I've always had a strong sense of responsibility, so I decided to be his guardian.

Fallacy of presumption – accident

This is a fallacy because it presumes that a guardian needs to have a strong sense of responsibility and since it has that quality, therefore, he can be a guardian.

Ep. 8

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All those people that are rude to you, they are doing it because they are jealous. Because you are so fortunate, they're jealous.

Fallacy of presumption – accident

This is a fallacy because it can be presumed that because they are rude to him, they are jealous and that she is fortunate because they are jealous, therefore, he is fortunate because they are rude to her.

Ep. 8

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The people who come to public defenders, like us, are ones who steal and murder. So, in many cases, defending them is meaningless and fruitless.

Fallacy of presumption – accident

This is a fallacy because it presumes that people who come to public defenders are thieves and murderers and that defending them is meaningless and fruitless, therefore, being public defenders is meaningless and fruitless.

Ep. 9

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So you sexually harassed on the bus because you couldn't see?

Fallacy of presumption – complex question

This is a complex question because in answering yes, he admits sexually harassing someone inside the bus. Meanwhile, if he answers no, he only admits that his blindness is not the reason why he sexually harassed someone.

Ep. 12

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Didn't you say I disliked you because you're messy?

Fallacy of presumption – complex question

This is a complex question because in answering yes, he admits that he dislikes him. However, if he answers no, he admits that being messy is not the reason he dislikes him.