Originally Posted By: ARCOgraphite
Simple logic worked this time - I suppose it depends if you are RESULTS focused or just like to make flowery powerpoint presentations
I know this post is a week or so old, but really? Simple logic? You've failed at it (either deductive or inductive) in this case.
Lets go back to Logic 101:
Agrugement (deductive):
Given premise A
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Given premise B (and any other number of premises)
We arrive at conclusion X.
If the conclusion follows inescapably from Premises A & B (& C, etc) the argument is valid. If all premises are true then the argument is sound.
At the very least you've got a problem with your arguement being sound and likely also with validity.
Your arguemet is essentially:
You install Fram filter.
Filter is incorrectly designed for this application.
You experience a performance issue.
Therefore:
The filter is causing the performance issue.
Premise A is true.
Premise B may or may not be true (and likely isn't).
Premise C may or may not be true as we have no verifiable measurements other than a butt dyno. Even assuming it is true your conclusion does follow inescapably from the premises.
So you've got an argument here that is at least unsound and I'd also say invalid as your conclusion is not inescapably led to by the premises.
Your "logic" doesn't even make a good inductive argument where instead of the conclusion having to be inescapable it only has to be "with a high likelihood".
You've got so many other variables out of your control (not to mention using a thicker oil that may or may not affect pumping losses and VVT) along with the question of if there was an actual performance issue (since no actual scientific measurements were done using a scan gauge, oil pressure gauge or well anything other than a butt dyno).
You also mentioned classical Greek thinking (aka Aristotelean logic - which you failed at in your argument) in another post. Please. Classic Greek reasoning had nothing on the scientific method that arose out of the Early Modern Europe period (circa mid 1500s).
