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Sisyphean fallacy
Name of fallacy
Sisyphean fallacy
Aliases
Type
Irrelevant Argument, Informal Argument
Description
Where a proponent of a position says someone can refute their position if they are able to complete an impossible task.
Example
Form
Treatment
Completing an impossible task is irrelevant to the core argument
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