A quick-reply blog for a particular type of logical fallacy

'No one has ever died on Mars, therefore Mars is safe!'



There are thousands of dog bite injuries per year, but usually shark injuries barely hit double digits. That's not because dogs are more dangerous, it's because dogs are more common.



Similarly, alcohol kills hundreds of people per year, while pesticides have killed only three. Doesn't make Glyphosate a better drink for your health.



You encounter hundreds of cars every day. Unless you work at a shooting range, you encounter guns rarely. You encounter active, loaded weapons even more rarely. That doesn't make a gun less dangerous than a car.