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Help. Is this a fallacy and if so, what is it called?So, you are winning an argument. Then, as the other person starts to realize that they are wrong, instead of just admitting the fact, they instead try to brush it all off like they never actually cared in the first place and further imply that you a... |
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Is it fallacious to say that liberalism is the reason some cities have high murder rates?I've seen a lot of right wingers imply that the reason places like Chicago, Detroit, and St. Louis have the highest murder rates in the country is because they are "liberal cities." I personally think this is fallacious reasoning, even if I don't kn... |
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I thought of a fallacyI was thinking about atheists and theists and this kind of thing came up in my head. "If a theist says 'Oh my god' in exclamation and the existence of god is contrary to scientific knowledge, then therefore atheists should say, 'Oh my science' ". ... |
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Frustrating Accusationthere's a noteworthy communities in the Turkish society who's aim is to push hate and racism and stereotype arabs. there argument goes like this Arabs revolted against the ottoman empire , therefore, all Arabs are perfidious. |
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Location Joke...You Had To Be There.Okay, not really a joke but you did have to be there or so the reply claims. It goes something like this. I present a well-known, well understood experiment in a discussion on gravity. One that is taught in standard science text books, ... |
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A question about informal fallacies in generalInformal fallacies are arguments which contain one or more premises that aren’t true or supported. Does this mean that they contain an element of truth to them? Does it mean that an argument with a weak but not false premise can add some posit... |
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Marjorie Taylor Greene response after attending rally with white nationalists?"We're not going to be deterred by journalists and Washington insiders who fear the name of Our Lord, and relentlessly attack those of us who proclaim His name. We know that Christ is our only judge," Keep in mind that's not all she said I ... |
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Debate about cancel culture and metoo movement.Callout culture allows marginalized people to seek accountability where the justice system fails. The #metoo movement gave innumerable women (and some men) the ability to call out their countless abusers in a forum where the accusations might be hea... |
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Is this logic sound, if not, what is the error called?There was a thread recently on whether true foreknowledge (as opposed to successful prediction) was logically possible. This is not about whether true foreknowledge is possible or not, but it is about whether the argument used by a person (Fred) ... |
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Is this covered anywhere?I call it appeal to conflict, where because details about a thing are in dispute, the whole thing is in dispute. (creationists love this) |
