# Is this a logical fallacy, and does it have a name?

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**Created:** [October 6, 2008, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-logical-fallacy-and-does-it-have-a-name/466667 "2008-10-06T13:55:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-logical-fallacy-and-does-it-have-a-name/466667/21 "2008-10-07T03:46:38Z")

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> [@K364](#):
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> So I can’t do anything about public smoking until I solve all other pollution problems first :dubious:

That would be the perfect solution fallacy, according to [wiki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_solution_fallacy), which is a kind of false dilemma.

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