A Compendium of Sklansky Fallacies

[VarlosZ]

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In another thread, Pair The Board suggested that there be a FAQ that warns newcomers about potential Sklansky fallacies. (Think of these as Sklansky anti-dollars.) Hence, I figured I would start a thread that aims to collect specific examples in one place, if only for reference. I'll start with my favorite...

Problem: Prove that there is no perfect probability machine.

Sklansky: Ok, suppose for contradiction that there was such a machine...wait, I can trick it, cuz I'm David Sklansky, and I'm smarter than a perfect probability machine! Contradiction!

He really did say this

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What a lousy example to start off with. If you're going to create an insult thread about a extremely well known and very prolific poster, you ought to be able to do a lot better. That you can't predict my actions, tell me the prediction beforehand, and have your prediction remain correct if I'm sufficiently motivated to prove you wrong is, instead of a logical fallacy, pretty obviously correct.


I don't know why I should help you, but if you really want to continue with this exercise, look into some of DS's statements about religious people (not religion per se).

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Remember, this is a public service we're doing here. Ultimately, the goal is to illustrate the danger of accepting an argument from authority, without fully understanding it.

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If this is a joke, it's the only worthwhile part of your OP. If it's a conscious lie, you're a coward for trying to put an acceptable face on a condescending flame. If you actually believe it to be true, then it's really quite sad, and I apologise for the harsh tone of this post.