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| | Star Wars vs Star Trek Essays: Logical Fallacies |
 | | In the first Star Wars example, the person makes you choose between "unstoppable chain reaction" and "not a chain reaction at all", even though the there are countless boundary conditions which might limit a chain reaction (and do, in real life). |
 | | In the Star Wars example, he tries to portray my position as "extreme", and compares it to the ridiculous Trekkie position that their tiny organization could stand up to an Empire with thousands of times their numbers, speed, and firepower. |
 | | In the second Star Wars example, the person makes the utterly absurd argument that since the Federation defeated two superior enemies (the Dominion with a lot of help, the Borg thanks to their staggering stupidity), they must be capable of defeating all superior enemies. |
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