The Use Of Fallacies of Relevance

- Hey! Have you listened to the song I sent you yesterday? Isn’t it brilliant?

- Yeah, but I didn’t really like this song…

- But why?? I spent so much time looking for it to send it to you, I even didn’t have time to do my homework, so I got a low grade today. Moreover, I didn’t have enough sleep because of this!

- Well, frankly I’m not a huge fan of rock music.

- What do you mean?? Rock music is fantastic, there are so many subgenres. Moreover, there is a great number of movies made on the basis of stories of different bands. Those movies are amazing!

- Yeah, but the statistics show that a lot of rock musicians are drug addicts and that causes changes in their behavior, and not good changes.

- So, are you saying that all rock musicians are miserable drug addicts? In fact, 90% of your friends are rock music lovers, so I believe they kind of expect you to think the same way.

- Hang on, only a month ago you yourself said that tock wasn’t quite your music genre. Stop being such a hypocrite!

- Well, tastes can change! Anyway, that is not the point. What I am trying to say is that you are turning out to be a liar. As I’ve mentioned, all your friends love rock music, so, saying that you don’t like this genre, you’re implying that you don’t like your friends either. So, who’s a hypocrite now?

- What? Are you nuts? How are these things even connected?

- Oh, believe me, they are! Now, I want to give you a piece of advice. You should really learn how to love rock music. Or, maybe if we, your friends, turn our backs on you, it will help you understand that music preferences are important.