Fallacy

"[...] if it is true that jokes are the diagram of innovative action, we will have to suppose that their logical form, or fallacy, plays an important role, since it has to do with changing the very mode of living." - (Virno p74)

A fallacy, in logic, is a failure in reasoning that renders an argument invalid - faulty reasoning; misleading or unsound argument. For our project we can utilize the structure of the fallacy to discover/enact/insert the Unthought into our public policy topic. The idea is to use the absurdity of the fallacy to counter the assumptions connected to our public policy topic. Below are some links to a few fallacies that I've been thinking about using.

Masked Man fallacy - perhaps I'm thinking of this wrong, but I think switching out the "man" referenced can also work for the fallacy.

Appeal to Poverty or Wealth - since all of this is an economic issue.


I liked this image because of its wordplay and use of humor in contrasting an assumption about piracy. While I'm not entirely sure if this would fit in the category of a fallacy of Arbitrary Redefinition, I feel like it could be of use to me.

Below is another quote I found in Multitude that struck me. I feel this best exemplifies how (or perhaps where) the joke/fallacy is situated in our project - a space where it can become a thought that subverts the established norms.

"it is nothing less than a political discourse held in a general assembly that urges towards insurrection against the constituent powers." - (Virno p82)