Should a men not voice an opinion on women's issues?

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Zali	Should a men not voice an opinion on women's issues? I had a conversation with a women about feminism. She said my opinions are irrelevant because "When I see a man pregnant then he can give his opinions on birth control and abortion,. Then I know he walked in a women's shoes." What's the fallacy in this argument?
	asked on Wednesday, Nov 21, 2018 05:16:20 PM by Zali
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Abdulazeez 0	Identity fallacy. It's when the argument is dismissed based on the arguer's social class, race, gender, etc: https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/tools/lp/Bo/LogicalFallacies/234/Identity-Fallacy<> That kind of logic can be taken to absurd conclusions. Should one be a dog to argue for animal rights? A cow to argue that killing animals for food is bad or acceptable? a moral philosopher or bioethicist with credentials and who is trained in their field has a far higher probability of underatanding gender-related and female-related ethical issues than a feminazi whose only credential is "knowing what it's like to be a woman." Here's an interesting article by Dr. Bo about common fallacies in the social justice movement: https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/tools/bg/Bo/LogicalFallacies/UqIFDDHA/Top-Five-Logical-Fallacies-in-the-Social-Justice-Movement<>
	answered on Wednesday, Nov 21, 2018 05:27:08 PM by Abdulazeez
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Alan 0	Looks like a form of the appeal to authority argument
	answered on Thursday, Nov 22, 2018 06:22:01 AM by Alan
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