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I don't think it was meant to be a comparison between the two, I think it was meant to be a counterexample to the notion that we should always follow the law.

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People always like to attack the logic finding holes in them. There is a name for this fallacy

The fallacy of the rational actor. When you assume that pointing out flaws in people’s logic will cause them to re-asses their position.

And if one wanted to refresh their memory on logical fallacies, what might that name be?

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