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Is this a straw man argument?Let's say Daniel sees writings/graffiti written on a school bathroom wall about a girl but in a negative derogatory way. So Daniel believes this alleged rumor about this girl. His friend Kevin comes up and tells Daniel you shouldn't believe everything you read on bathroom walls without knowing all the facts. Daniel then turns to Kevin and says well you shouldn't believe everything you read in history books without knowing all the facts. I'm a little confused here. Does Daniel have a valid point?
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| asked on Sunday, Sep 11, 2016 09:26:31 AM by Kris | |
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Yes, but Daniel is supporting Kevin's point, not refuting it. It is clear that information in history books is more reliable than information written on bathroom walls, so if information in history books can't be trusted, what does it say about information written on bathroom walls?
This can be a non-sequitur if Daniel meant it to refute the point because his comment about the history books is has nothing to do with the fact that information written on bathroom walls is not trustworthy. |
| answered on Sunday, Sep 11, 2016 09:32:14 AM by Bo Bennett, PhD |
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