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> There is also zero reason to consider comparing somebody do anti-vaxxers or any other outgroup a rational argument. I took it as an argument by analogy. A mo
by humanrebar 9y ago
> There is also zero reason to consider comparing somebody do anti-vaxxers or any other outgroup a rational argument.
I took it as an argument by analogy. A more analytical approach like listing logical errors and fallacies wouldn't go over well either. I'm curious how someone else would phrase those points without neutering them.
- smsm42 9y agoIf you see the specific fallacy, you can just point out the fallacy, you don't have to affix label like "you're just like $outgroup!". Mentioning $outgroup doesn't add anything to a rational argument. However, it frequently (though, of course, not always) betrays the weakness of the rational part and the desire to plug the hole by the emotional part.