The following is a collection of argumentation patterns that I find weak. These are particularly common in my research areas. --- P1. X has Quality 1 (Q1) P2. X has Quality 2 (Q2) P3. Therefore Q2 is necessary for Q1 P4. Y lacks Q2. C. Therefore Y lacks Q1. This shows up all the time when discussing if AI possess some capability. For example: Can AI generate new knowledge? Well generating new knowledge requires *insight* AI clearly doesn't possess *insight* because ... Therefore, AI can't produce new knowledge --- P1: Our existing system (social, technical, etc.) has some deficiency P2: Recent work has proposed applying a new technology (AI) to improve the system C: The new technology will compound the deficiency. Our attention is better spent remedying the existing system.