Jamie Whyte's 'Because I Say So'

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“Because I Say So” Jamie Whyte said “Because I said so” is something most of us have heard over the years, and is usually simply a threat. A threat used most commonly to make you do something. For example when “Why should I eat my peas?” this is when because I said so came in to use. Whyte also described the fallacy in confusing two different types of authority. The type our parents and other people have, to make some of your decisions. For example: “Why do I have to go to bed?” the answer “Because I said so” and they are right because they make most of our decisions growing up. They choose the school you attend, time you wake up, you go to bed, sometimes even the friends you have. Whyte also mentioned another type of fallacy which is the