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by fyvhbhn 1350 days ago
Roding rain forests is profitable, but not necessary.

Logical fallacy

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I didn't say "all things that are profitable are necessary" nor that "profitability" and "necessity" were synonyms. What I said was that the root cause of what makes this particular power plant profitable is the same root cause that makes it necessary.