Why is this even a fallacy?
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Why is logic chopping aka splitting hairs a fallacy? If you are questioning something that someone has claimed isn't it rational to make questions? Am I the only one that is confused too? at what point is my questioning fallacious because the examples given in the book are clearly relevant, it is not like if someone has to move their car it's wrong to make sceptical questions of whether he should move his car, the person trying to move his car clearly elaborates that it is because it slows down traffic, so it is not a big deal, it's not really changing the subject or anything.
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1The key here is being pedantic. It is a form of red herring where the main point is avoided or overlooked due to that which is irrelevant. In terms of reason, it is sacrificing reason for logic... like arguing with a computer because a computer can only process instructions and not understand the subtext of human communication.
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The definition of "logic chopping " (..."focusing on trivial details instead of directly addressing the main issue in dispute"), reminded me on first reading of the logical fallacies being discussed yesterday, argument by selective reading and selective attention. But unlike these latter fallacies, which at least deal with something of substance of the original argument (even if not the main point), logic chopping seems to go off the rails and not deal at all with the original argument.