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Don't use strawman arguments? That would silence 90% of the arguments on the internet! (Honestly, I am seeing a general trend toward better arguing and less fa
by Practicality 10y ago
Don't use strawman arguments? That would silence 90% of the arguments on the internet!
(Honestly, I am seeing a general trend toward better arguing and less fallacious logic as time goes on, but you are absolutely right, the argument should not be based on a basic logical fallacy)
- webkike 10y agoYou're confusing the straw man fallacy with an ad hominem attack.
- Practicality 10y agoYes, I considered that. Saying a person who has the opposing view is weak-minded is a little bit of both, I think.
- berntb 10y agoThe GP is (humorously) claiming to make almost exclusively non serious arguments on the internet, so it would obviously be inconsistent for him/her to use the correct term. (I thought it was funny, but both I and the GP should probably be voted down to keep whimsical humour like this off HN. The GP will probably argue I should be upvoted for suggesting a downvote of whimsical humor.)
- Practicality 10y agoI upvote whimsical humor because it represents the true reality.