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It’s called reductio ad absurdum. Absolute free speech would have to include ISIS, a group that would (and has) killed people for what they say. If you admit
by mr_toad 6y ago
It’s called reductio ad absurdum.
Absolute free speech would have to include ISIS, a group that would (and has) killed people for what they say.
If you admit that absolute free speech leads to illogical and impractical consequences, then the only remaining question is where to draw the line.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reductio_ad_absurdum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reductio_ad_absurdum
- aww_dang 6y agoI'll agree that the comparison to ISIS is absurd.
- cthalupa 6y agoYou seem to be missing the point. Reductio ad absurdum is a rhetorical tool, not a logical fallacy. It's goal is to show that your argument is absurd, because the absurd statement follows from the argument you are making.
- aww_dang 6y agoI'm well aware of what reductio ad absurdism is. I don't agree that it is relevant to the point I am making in regards to the parent comment. If anything, I'm rejecting the absolutism you seem to perceive by distinguishing between what I see as two very different things. >I find myself wondering where these people were in 2014 when all the major social media platforms systematically removed ISIS accounts... Perhaps these people didn't object for the reasons I described above. ISIS is nothing like the Capitol Hill demonstrators.