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De-Emphasizing the relevant argument (shallow response), while attacking the interesting one.What is this fallacy called if exist? I haven't found a name of it, or maybe new fallacy?
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asked on Sunday, Jun 08, 2025 09:20:07 AM by Ao Tensor | |
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I think this would be a case of avoiding the issue . As you said, they're not creating a separate argument to distract from the relevant one. And while they're not ignoring it entirely, but they are failing to address the point of the argument. I think the one thing that sets this apart from a normal case of avoiding the issue is that the relevant argument is nested among a few others, which might make it easier for someone to ignore that argument without others noticing. I think the thing you'd have to be careful with, many topics are complex and have multiple prongs to their arguments. People on opposite sides may have differing opinions on what the most important aspect is, and choosing how much effort to devote to each one can wind up being a rhetorical choice rather than a logic problem. |
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answered on Sunday, Jun 08, 2025 08:39:26 PM by Mr. Wednesday | ||||
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I have heard the term "argumentum ad minutiam" used for this kind of situation, which could be translated as "argument against a minor point". It is a variant of the strawman argument. See e.g. here: https://denkfehler.online/wiki/rhetorik/scheinargumente/strohmann_argument/hauptseite#ablenkung_auf_detailfragen (in German). |
answered on Wednesday, Jul 02, 2025 04:36:32 PM by Ad Hominem Info | |
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