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Very true. Two very frequent argumentative errors in online comments are: 1) refuting argument with counterexample. 2) refuting causal argument with alternat
by INGELRII 6y ago
Very true. Two very frequent argumentative errors in online comments are:
1) refuting argument with counterexample.
2) refuting causal argument with alternative cause.
Very few things in the world is universally true without exceptions or universal.
Words all or everyone do not imply universal quantification
(∀) in normal use of language.
- kd5bjo 6y agoSorry, I can’t resist being pedantic on a post about pedantry. The symbol you used translates loosely as “there exists an x”; I’m pretty sure you meant the upside-down A (“for all/every x”)
- INGELRII 6y agoTrue. Corrected.
- throwaway49494 6y agoMaybe the poster meant that the words don't imply ¬∃¬