# Politician’s Syllogism The logical fallacy that 1. We must do something 2. This is something 3. Therefore, we must do this (Of course it doesn’t address the validity of #1 — [[People do not like -nothing- as an alternative]]) <!-- #mental-model --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Politician’s+Syllogism) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Politician’s+Syllogism) <!-- {BearID:D85C12F8-DB9B-4C81-AF6B-52D4DDC82D4C-556-000004E3E92133F9} -->