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Accusation of Starting an ArgumentIs this a fallacy?
Person A makes a claim. Person B presents an argument that disputes said claim. Person A says, "You're just trying to start an argument". (As if that's a bad thing.) Feels like another example of ad hominem, but this could easily be directed at the dispute itself. |
| asked on Friday, Sep 01, 2017 11:32:45 AM by Lawrence Smith | |
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It would be a non sequitur . Even if person B is trying to start an argument, that is irrelevant to the strength of the counter argument made (and it does not address the counter argument). I wouldn't call it an ad hominem unless person A said "you are just an argumentative person" or something similar, attacking the person rather than the person's behavior, although some treat both as an ad hominem.
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| answered on Friday, Sep 01, 2017 11:41:23 AM by Bo Bennett, PhD |
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