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alabastervlog says "Many actions the administration has taken are illegal. " Not to pick on albastervlog specifically but HN is filling with posts like the one

alabastervlog says "Many actions the administration has taken are illegal. " Not to pick on albastervlog specifically but HN is filling with posts like the one above, stating "this is illegal, that is illegal", posted by non-lawyers who have no idea whatsoever what is, and what is not, truly illegal. Why state something is illegal when the statement is false or ambiguous at best? What does it contribute? Why not instead state the simpler truth: "I don't like that!" or "I disagree with that!" and then get on with the rest of an argument? This forum is losing relevance b/c posters have - forgotten about manners and - forgotten about the logical fallacies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies

intermerda 2y ago
You do realize that many of these actions have been deemed illegal by the courts, right? > forgotten about manners Why are you complaining about manners? Why not just say "I like that!" or "I agree with that!" and then get on with the rest of an argument? See where this is going? > - forgotten about the logical fallacies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies This isn't your high school debate club. But just to humor you, you are engaging in "fallacy fallacy" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_fallacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_fallacy
alabastervlog 2y ago
When there are things like laws that say "Inspectors general can only be fired after 30 days notice to Congress, and for-cause, which reason must be provided to Congress" it's not exactly a leap to say it's illegal when a president summarily fires a whole bunch of them effective immediately for vague reasons with no notice to Congress. For example. [EDIT] Bluntly, if you think that was some kind of slanted or out-there take, you aren't paying nearly enough attention.

intermerda 2y ago

You do realize that many of these actions have been deemed illegal by the courts, right? > forgotten about manners Why are you complaining about manners? Why not just say "I like that!" or "I agree with that!" and then get on with the rest of an argument? See where this is going? > - forgotten about the logical fallacies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies This isn't your high school debate club. But just to humor you, you are engaging in "fallacy fallacy" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_fallacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_fallacy

alabastervlog 2y ago

When there are things like laws that say "Inspectors general can only be fired after 30 days notice to Congress, and for-cause, which reason must be provided to Congress" it's not exactly a leap to say it's illegal when a president summarily fires a whole bunch of them effective immediately for vague reasons with no notice to Congress. For example. [EDIT] Bluntly, if you think that was some kind of slanted or out-there take, you aren't paying nearly enough attention.