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logical flaws
This page is for documenting logical flaws that the microformats community has in particular encountered on microformats mailing-lists. This is not intended to be a comprehensive documentation of all possible logical flaws - there are other resources on the Web for that.
Author: Tantek
Absence of a negative is not proof
Statements of the form:
"I can see no good reason why ABC should stop XYZ"
... do not provide justification for XYZ.
Absence of objections is not approval
Statements of the form:
"I have heard no objections, therefore everyone must approve."
are false.
Absence of input/objections means no one else cares, it means something is not relevant enough to bother with. Thus absence of input/objections is actually a far harsher criticism than any specific objection. Thus topics which fail to raise input or objections can be considered a very low priority for the community.
Related
Here are a few general pages on logical flaws which you may find of some utility, no guarantee is provided as to their fitness/consistency. Evaluate them critically before using/referencing.