Galileo Fallacy (also known as: Galileo argument, Galileo defense, Galileo gambit, Galileo wannabe) Description: The claim that because an idea is forbidden, prosecuted, detested, or otherwise mocked, it must be true, or should be given more credibility. This originates from Galileo Galilei’s famous persecution by the Roman Catholic Church for his defense of heliocentrism when the commonly accepted belief at the time was an earth-centered universe. Logical Form: Claim X is made. Claim X is ridiculous. Person A argues that claim Y was seen as ridiculous at the time, and it turned out to be
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