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Nirvana fallacy
The Nirvana fallacy is the logical error of comparing actual things with their idealized counterparts.
For example:
"The laws in country X would provide a better standard of living than is available to the citizens of country Y."
The above statement may be true, but if the laws of country X are not enforced, there is no guarantee that the standard of living there will be any better than that of country Y.
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