Exclusivity Fallacy

The exclusivity 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 exclusivity fallacy occurs when a limited number of options are presented, but the options are not exhaustive (no other options are available), or exclusive (multiple options can't be chosen together), yet the conclusion would require exhaustive and exclusive options. If the reasoning fails to prove that the list of options is exhaustive or if the reasoning fails to prove that the options are exclusive, then it cannot be asserted that they are exhaustive and exclusive.

Examples of the Exclusivity Fallacy

Sandy: "We can line up plants and animals according to similarity. That similarity is proof that molecules-to-man evolution happened."

Rocky: "So you see no other explanation for the similarity of design in living things? What if God designed them and made them similar for His purposes? Is that a possibility?"

What Sandy has done is to make evolutionism exclusive when it is not exclusive. In fact, Creation by God makes more sense of the data.

Fallacy Abuse

Rocky: "God sent His Son, Jesus, to pay for that sins of humanity. There is no other way to approach the Father God except through His Son, Jesus. Every other thing that is called 'god' is a false God. Christ is the only true God. He is exclusive. You either receive Him or you don't. No other so-called 'god' will do."

Sandy: "Congratulations! You have just committed the exclusivity fallacy. You are an exclusivist."

What Sandy has done is to commit fallacy abuse, not understanding the nature of the exclusivity fallacy. There is no other way to come to the Father but by Jesus Christ. He is the exclusive way. It is stated by Rocky just as it is in reality. Jesus Christ is the way exclusive of all (exhaustive) others. There can be no other way because God reveals to us that this is the only way.