Apex fallacy - Revision history

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 The apex fallacy is somewhat similar to the earlier [[frontman fallacy]].
-While proponents of the apex fallacy may not be acting sincerely, it is possible to sincerely arrive at the apex fallacy as a result of an observer bias.  Wealthy powerful men are significantly more visible than the poor men or men who undertook high risk activities such as building a business but failed.
+The Apex fallacy is actually a form of observer bias.  Wealthy powerful men are significantly more visible than the poor men or men who undertook high risk activities such as building a business but failed.
 == Examples ==

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 == References ==
-[[Category:Fallacies]]
+{{Fallacies}}
-[[Category:Featured Articles]]
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-[[Category:Glossary]]
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	The apex fallacy is somewhat similar to the earlier [[frontman fallacy]].		The apex fallacy is somewhat similar to the earlier [[frontman fallacy]].
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		+	While proponents of the apex fallacy may not be acting sincerely, it is possible to sincerely arrive at the apex fallacy as a result of an observer bias. Wealthy powerful men are significantly more visible than the poor men or men who undertook high risk activities such as building a business but failed.

	== Examples ==		== Examples ==

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	The '''apex fallacy''' is an informal fallacy in which people judge a group by its most visible and successful members. Many [[feminists]] object to men dominating in politics or among the richest and most powerful people. They rarely if ever mention that men dominate among the incarcerated and homeless as well.		The '''apex fallacy''' is an informal fallacy in which people judge a group by its most visible and successful members. Many [[feminists]] object to men dominating in politics or among the richest and most powerful people. They rarely if ever mention that men dominate among the incarcerated and homeless as well.

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 The apex fallacy is somewhat similar to the earlier [[frontman fallacy]].
-== Example ==
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 The apex fallacy is applicable to other areas, such as the tweets below in which [[Charlotte Proudman]] lists several famous and powerful men that have been falsely accused and then extrapolates to all men that have been falsely accused.

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 == Example ==
-The apex fallacy is applicable to other areas, such as the tweet below in which [[Charlotte Proudman]] lists several famous and powerful men that have been falsely accused and then extrapolates to all men that have been falsely accused.
+The apex fallacy is applicable to other areas, such as the tweets below in which [[Charlotte Proudman]] lists several famous and powerful men that have been falsely accused and then extrapolates to all men that have been falsely accused.
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 Example of the Apex Fallacy:
-<blockquote>Most wealthy people are men so men are all wealthy.</blockquote>
+<blockquote>Most powerful people are men so all men are powerful.</blockquote>
 The term apex fallacy was coined by [[Dr Helen Smith]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170825161610/http://www.magic-city-news.com/Bernard_Chapin_102/The_Apex_Fallacy_An_Interview_with_Dr_Helen_Smith10920.shtml</ref>

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	Given that the majority of [[homelessness\|homeless]] people are also men, and given that the [[wage gap]] is a myth (without forgetting all the other areas where men are disadvantaged), the statement looks less like a strawman than what RationalWiki would like us to think. Moreover, it is often the woman in the family that chooses how the money is spent, so despite the man earning it, does he, in this context, have more or less power than the woman?		Given that the majority of [[homelessness\|homeless]] people are also men, and given that the [[wage gap]] is a myth (without forgetting all the other areas where men are disadvantaged), the statement looks less like a strawman than what RationalWiki would like us to think. Moreover, it is often the woman in the family that chooses how the money is spent, so despite the man earning it, does he, in this context, have more or less power than the woman?
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−	The apex fallacy is also applicable in other areas such as the tweet below in which [[Charlotte Proudman]] mentioned several powerful men and then extrapolates a position to all men.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

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	The apex fallacy is somewhat similar to the earlier [[frontman fallacy]].		The apex fallacy is somewhat similar to the earlier [[frontman fallacy]].
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		+	== Example ==

	The apex fallacy is applicable to other areas, such as the tweet below in which [[Charlotte Proudman]] lists several famous and powerful men that have been falsely accused and then extrapolates to all men that have been falsely accused.		The apex fallacy is applicable to other areas, such as the tweet below in which [[Charlotte Proudman]] lists several famous and powerful men that have been falsely accused and then extrapolates to all men that have been falsely accused.