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I'm not quite sure what the name of the fallacy is, but I've seen this "technique" used often before. Make a lot of noise about the specific word or words being
by mabbo 13y ago
I'm not quite sure what the name of the fallacy is, but I've seen this "technique" used often before. Make a lot of noise about the specific word or words being used, rather than arguing a valid counter-argument yourself.
If the author had left out the first 8 or so paragraphs, this might have been worth reading and sharing. As it stands? I don't see why it's nearing the top of the front page.
- brudgers 13y agoThe fallacy is called '911'. It is a corollary of Godwin's Law.
- cjf4 13y agoWhich is deliciously ironic considering the first 8 paragraphs are exponentially more hyperbolic and sensational than anything in the original post.
- scrabble 13y agoMost of the points seem to fall under PG's first and second levels of disagreement: http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html If you dig through Bob's post, he does have a decent enough point - the purpose of tests is to feel confident about refactoring and deploying code, such that your development team can work quickly. I totally agree with that point. It's just a shame the point was buried.
- JackFr 13y agoYou don't know the name, because he's not using a logical fallacy. He's addressing DHH's rhetorical device of loaded words. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loaded_language http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loaded_language)
- macca321 13y agoSee also the pleasingly named Weasel Words. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel_word http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel_word