Refraction (Bent Thinking) #47

Too Long Ago to Matter: Asserting that because an event occurred so far in the past that it is not relevant today. Refutation: The emotional impact of events diminishes over time, but analyzing for purposes of justice and/or learning from past mistakes does not diminish over time. Example: Abby: Bob, we discovered that the office was broken into five years ago.  Don’t make a big deal about it. What difference does that make now?  Side Note: This fallacy is especially heinous when the part using the fallacy has been instrumental in not dealing with the event for the extended amount of time.