Barefoot Fallacy

The barefoot fallacy is one of the many smokescreens that are used to cover the fact that the reasoning is based on one of the three fallacies of Agrippa's trilemma. Whenever a logical fallacy is committed, the fallacy has its roots in Agrippa's trilemma. All human thought (without Divine revelation) is based on one of three unhappy possibilities. These three possibilities are infinite regress, circular reasoning, or axiomatic thinking. This problem is known as Agrippa's trilemma. Some have claimed that only logic and math can be known without Divine revelation; however, that is not true. There is no reason to trust either logic or math without Divine revelation. Science is also limited to the pragmatic because of the weakness on human reasoning, which is known as Agrippa's trilemma.

The Barefoot Fallacy occurs when an argument is made that only the government can provide a certain product or service.

Examples of the Barefoot Fallacy

Original Statement: “If the government doesn’t provide shoes, all but the wealthy will go barefoot.”

This is an unsupported assertion in all cases. It certainly is a false choice, giving only one choice when there are other options.

Politician: “If the government doesn’t provide education, all but the wealthy will be ignorant.”

Politician: “If the government doesn’t provide free abortions, all but the wealthy will be pregnant.”

Politician: “If the government doesn’t provide family counseling, all but the wealthy will have crummy families.”

Politician: “If the government doesn’t provide guidance for church doctrine, all but the wealthy will have doctrine that isn't politically correct.”

Sorry if this looks like sarcasm, but given the direction of travel . . .