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Originally Posted by DrNefario
If you define fantasy as that stuff that looks like LotR then you could probably argue that it's all derivative of Tolkien, since if it isn't then it isn't fantasy. Just like the old syllogism beloved of SF fans: SF is crap; this isn't crap; therefore this isn't SF.
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Yup, that's the No True Scotsman fallacy. I was thinking the same thing when the OP first stated his father's argument.