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guenthert 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Is XYplorer really written in VB6?

> There should be a name for the "nothing is perfect so everything is equally bad" fallacy. It's surprisingly common.

I think this falls under splitting (black-and-white thinking), a form of defense mechanism or (I suspect) mere rhetorical tool.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_white_thinking

IshKebab 5 months ago [–]

No, black and white thinking is a different thing. It's "the fallacy of grey", linked in a sibling comment.

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