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You should argue the points, not label the fallacies. Would you rather White say “well there’s probably attacks, but no one knows!”? This is just as incorrect a
by wickawic 9y ago
You should argue the points, not label the fallacies. Would you rather White say “well there’s probably attacks, but no one knows!”? This is just as incorrect as his statement, the problem being that /no one knows./
The FUD is real though.
- zero_intp 9y agoI disagree with you. Labeling fallacies is shorthand for calling them out. When reading PR or news, I prefer to read a quick breakdown of the syllogisms BEFORE I go into technical details.
- ant6n 9y ago> I prefer to read a quick breakdown of the syllogisms Do you have a link for a good one?
- rando444 9y agoArguing logical fallacies is a waste of time and effort. They are things that never should have been said in the first place because they're only made to deflect, detract, or support a nonsensical argument. If you get caught up in trying to defend against these things you've already fallen into their trap.
- pessimizer 9y agoPeople frequently use logical fallacies in good faith, usually because they're falling for one of the many permutations of the law of averages, using associative logic/magical thinking, or just have some axiomatic beliefs that they believe are somehow sinful/wrong to scrutinize due to their religion/loyalty.
- rando444 9y agoVery true, I think the point still stands though that the best thing to do is to point them out rather than to try and argue them.. otherwise you end up legitimizing the discussion and going off on some irrelevant tangent rather than debating something worthwhile.
- specialist 9y agoYup. Big difference between rhetoric and an intellectually honest discussion. "If you're explaining, you're losing." -- Lee Atwater