Using non-participants as an excuse to prohibit something
So you often hear excuses or justifications to ban something to "protect children", e.g.
We should ban pornography in order to protect children
Is there a word that describes this sort of justification or is it some sort of fallacy (the specific fallacy would also help).
single-word-requests
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So you often hear excuses or justifications to ban something to "protect children", e.g.
We should ban pornography in order to protect children
Is there a word that describes this sort of justification or is it some sort of fallacy (the specific fallacy would also help).
single-word-requests
asked 9 mins ago
A. LauA. Lau
158210
Prohibit something as preventive care.
– Ubi hatt
3 mins ago
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So you often hear excuses or justifications to ban something to "protect children", e.g.
We should ban pornography in order to protect children
Is there a word that describes this sort of justification or is it some sort of fallacy (the specific fallacy would also help).
single-word-requests
asked 9 mins ago
A. LauA. Lau
158210
So you often hear excuses or justifications to ban something to "protect children", e.g.
We should ban pornography in order to protect children
Is there a word that describes this sort of justification or is it some sort of fallacy (the specific fallacy would also help).
single-word-requests
single-word-requests
asked 9 mins ago
A. LauA. Lau
158210
asked 9 mins ago
A. LauA. Lau
158210
asked 9 mins ago
A. LauA. Lau
158210
asked 9 mins ago
A. LauA. Lau
158210
asked 9 mins ago
A. LauA. Lau
158210
158210
Prohibit something as preventive care.
– Ubi hatt
3 mins ago
add a comment |
Prohibit something as preventive care.
– Ubi hatt
3 mins ago
Prohibit something as preventive care.
– Ubi hatt
3 mins ago
Prohibit something as preventive care.
– Ubi hatt
3 mins ago
add a comment |
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Prohibit something as preventive care.
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