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    Challenges→The relationship between ruler and minister is fundamentally adversarial

    Inferring that a relationship is fundamentally adversarial from its worst-case failures commits the same error as defining marriage as fundamentally violent because domestic abuse exists.

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    Key Terms

    Adversarial(as used in describing relationships or dynamics)
    Characterized by conflict, opposition, or hostility between two sides acting against each other.
    Domestic abuse(as used as an example of relationship failure)
    Violence or harmful behavior by one person toward their partner or family member in a home setting.
    Fundamentally(as used in philosophy to describe essential characteristics)
    At the most basic or core level; as an essential nature rather than just something that sometimes happens.
    Inferring(describing what someone does when they commit the fallacy—they infer something incorrectly)
    Drawing a conclusion based on available evidence or reasoning.
    Logical fallacy (or 'committing an error')

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    Making a mistake in reasoning where your conclusion doesn't actually follow from your evidence, even if it sounds convincing.
    Worst-case failures(as used in this argument about judging relationships)
    The most extreme or terrible things that can go wrong in a situation, rather than what normally happens.

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