One reporter makes a case for UFOs and ETs look "more important and more valid" by using the "compare it to migraine" rhetorical device. Anything and everything is compared to migraine nowadays, it seems. Here's his reasoning:
- 10% of North Americans witnessed a UFO, met an ET or had a mixed encounter without rational explanation.
- 10% of North Americans have a migraine. (Ed. note -the percentage is a bit larger but lets say 10 for the sake of an argument).
From that he goes on:
"28 million people suffer from serious migraines, which have no bruising, no lesions and no evidence and yet the migraine headache business receives tons of money and is migraine is a health condition. 35 million people witness a UFO or have an abduction and the only people looking at this topic are living at the edge of society, their credentials have been scratched and some are near poverty, still looking for the answers."
We, migraine people, do sympathize. If people try to make other people believe something that isn't easily proven, it could be somewhat a pain. In our case - literally.
However, it would be nice to see reporters not make a logical fallacy of presumption (the complex question subcategory, look it up) every time they need to come up with a seemingly plausible logical connection.
Here's a complete video, in case my gentle readers are into this sort of things:
link: Case for Interstellar Study
9 comments:
really strange way to look at things.
Which one - his or mine? :P
Yeah, but... I don't need to tell you it's a false comparison! Migraineurs end up near poverty because we have a neurological condition which is one of the 20 most disabling conditions in the world and many of us cannot work! Doctors, other care providers, and providers of Migraine treatment and management products can earn a living because there is a large demand for their products and services! People who claim to have been on UFO's, on the other hand, if they are living in poverty and unable to make a living from their claims, is it because, maybe, no-one is really interested? Kind of apples & oranges, if you ask me.
I saw this yesterday on my Google alerts. Really aggravated me, to be honest. Sometimes I feel like more people believe in UFOs than believe Migraine is a neurological disease and more than just a bad headache.
Be well,
MJ
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MJ said my thought exactly.
Migraines and UFO's... now there's a comparison from outer space.
Megan, I know... I was trying to figure out what type of logical fallacy apples & oranges is, and I just can't remember...
MJ, Ellen, it could be true, you know. Not a whole lot of "normals" can "get" the concept of migraine. We are lucky some of the doctors are now on board with it.
the famous fruit salad fallacy!
hehe, that must be it then :P
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