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Speaking of fallacies, dismissing an argument because you found a single fallacy within it without addressing the main substance of the argument is known as the
by Calavar 2y ago
Speaking of fallacies, dismissing an argument because you found a single fallacy within it without addressing the main substance of the argument is known as the fallacy fallacy.
There is a lot chew on in that comment and that article beyond "a bit of a quack"
- nwienert 2y agoSpeaking of the fallacy fallacy, calling out someone for calling out someone for a fallacy using the fallacy fallacy is the fallacy fallacy fallacy — as an initial fallacious fumble may indeed foretell further fallacious findings in a given figure.
- TZubiri 2y agoI know it's a joke. But he just named the phenomenon, not discredited the whole argument. Edit: so you commited a faux meta fallacy
- TZubiri 2y agoOh nice to learn that. I knew a less formal version in my country which we call "the fat virgin fallacy" which is when you denounce a fallacy in a somewhat informal less strict conversation. Made popular because libertarian argie president liked to tweet and denounce fallacies like so.
- derangedHorse 2y agoThe fallacy fallacy is when you dismiss a conclusion based on a faulty argument. Him not addressing the argument isn't that. Him dismissing the conclusion of the argument is that.