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Arguing 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 defle
by rando444 9y ago
Arguing 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