Narrator: LOGICAL FALLACY COMICS PRESENTS:
Narrator: "THE MIDDLE GROUND"
T-Rex: This fallacy is when you assume that since a position is between two extremes, it must be right!
T-Rex: It seems to occur because often, this IS the case. For instance, eating a moderate amount of food is better than eating to excess, or eating not at all.
T-Rex: However, just because a case is between two extremes does not make it automatically correct! It must be JUSTIFIED.
Utahraptor: Well, what's an example where the middle ground is not correct?
T-Rex: Easy!
T-Rex: Say you think I should go on a trip around the world, while I assure you that I can't afford it and that I should stay home. From that, we would conclude that I should go on a trip exactly half-way around the world, where I'd probably run out of money and get stuck!
Utahraptor: Sounds good to me!
T-Rex: Luckily, we have arrived to that conclusion via a fallacy and so I will be making no such trip!
