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Whats the fallacy called when CSAM is used as an argument by authoritarians wanting to ban math?
by rfd4sgmk8u 5y ago
Whats the fallacy called when CSAM is used as an argument by authoritarians wanting to ban math?
- NovemberWhiskey 5y agoI have literally no idea what you're talking about; but the fallacy that's about implying someones argument is bad because they're a bad person is called ad hominem, HTH HAND.
- rfd4sgmk8u 5y agoI think you do. It's appeal to emotion, and appeal to authority. HAND
- Joeboy 5y agoDo you not think it's possible some people genuinely don't want children to be assaulted, and perhaps (in some cases) care more about that then they do about the sanctity of mathematics or whatever? Perhaps I'm naive but it seems likely to me that there would be a lot more people like that than people who are cynically utilizing the CSAM argument to pursue a deep-seated loathing of mathematics.
- rfd4sgmk8u 5y agoAnytime somebody tries to illustrate the futility of banning math, they are confronted with this argument. It is the same argument that has been used for DECADES at this point to continuously erode digital freedoms. There are countless memes documenting this through the Internet ages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Infocalypse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Infocalyp... There is no good faith outcome that can continue from this, it shuts down the argument. Good day.
- Joeboy 5y agoWell, I'm suspecting "CSAM is used as an argument by authoritarians wanting to ban math" wasn't really a good faith argument either. Either way good day to you too.