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I see two problems here. First, the listener is presenting a argument. The person mentioning the Bible is referencing a story told by a known author. The claim that the author is really known could be up for debate, but the listener isn't debating that. Instead, the listener is responding to a claim not made... that the story they are referring to is true even though the author is unknown. |
answered on Tuesday, Jan 23, 2018 04:47:34 AM by Bo Bennett, PhD | |
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Is this a variation on the "ad hominem" fallacy?
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answered on Friday, Jan 26, 2018 05:20:30 PM by mike |
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