Behind the hope that computers can replace teachers is the idea that the student's understanding of the subject being...

cannedfun March 15, 2023

Is there a proper name for this logical fallacy?

It really feels like what Rob calls a 180. I was stuck between C and E for a while and went with C only because of what I learned from him. Thanks Rob <3. So if human teachers cant teach facts and rules I dont think I would be wrong to say that it also means that human teachers cant teach. Therefore it KINDA feels like it gives credence to the conclusion, that computers wont replace teachers, being wrong. Just wondering if anyone knows a proper name for this. Would like to study more examples so I can see it faster.

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Emil-Kunkin March 19, 2023

I think the main issue here is that the author makes a an unstated assumption that a computer cannot teach concepts. This is a pretty common fallacy, where the author fails to rule out a clear alternative to their argument.

I'm not sure if I'm completely understanding the idea about humans not being able to teach facts and rules. Is that a hypothetical you're setting up?