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If only more people understood this. Pointing out a fallacy might as well be a fallacy itself.
by NTripleOne 9y ago
If only more people understood this.
Pointing out a fallacy might as well be a fallacy itself.
- striking 9y agoIt's a fallacy to assume that just because a claim was argued in a fallacious manner, that it's also incorrect. (Which is close to what you said.) https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/the-fallacy-fallacy https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/the-fallacy-fallacy Pointing out a fallacy by name is usually silly, but knowing how people twist debates and being able to defend against that is not.
- chillwaves 9y agoYou might enjoy this, http://existentialcomics.com/comic/9 http://existentialcomics.com/comic/9 but more to the point, conversation is more constructive when folks engage in the practice of principle of charity [1] where you will interpret the other's argument in the strongest possible light. This helps create more light, less smoke and avoid the gotcha-ism associated with fallacy fallacy. [1] http://philosophy.lander.edu/oriental/charity.html http://philosophy.lander.edu/oriental/charity.html