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hevi_jos | 6 years ago

This is a fallacy.

The fallacy of using Quality statements in order to negate Quantity.

An earthquake of level 10.0 is just like an earthquake of level 4.0, only longer and bigger.

A flooding is just like normal raining, only with more rain.

In most situations a big change in quantity makes all the difference, like in this case.

If police forces analyze 20000 people a year,mostly criminals in criminal scenes, it is completely different than analyzing millions, mostly normal people.

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jacquesm|6 years ago

"An explosion is just a chemical reaction, only fast".