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WhataboutismThis is not a question but an observation from today's news. Whataboutism is a variant of ad hominem (tu quoque) , that basically says “you do it too.” (or "did it too"). With Tu Quoque, however, there may be evidence in support ... |
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Burden of proof and Occam’z razorYes this is directly related to my very previous question and I can’t help but ask this one too so please bear with me. Very specifically , who has the burden of proof? If someone claims something ordinary like owning a cat, and... |
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Affirming the consequent, evidence and probabilityI just came to realize that most of my day to day conclusions are actually the result of affirming the consequent! For example, “If my family ate dinner, then the dishes in the sink would be dirty. The dishes in the sink are dirty, therefore ... |
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Can this qualify as red herring?Person 1: TikTok is a platform that mostly consists of disgusting, vile and borderline illegal content. Sure there's some funny and good content on there, but the vast majority is like the former. Person 2: TikTok is just like any other social medi... |
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Are certain things *really* exceptions?Good Evening, I have found what seem to be issues regarding exceptions on the websites definitions of fallacies, for example: (Good Example [where everything is AOK], Appeal to Popularity) Exception: When the claim being made is about the popula... |
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What Fallacy Is This?--That's Not ImportantA makes an argument for claim X B responds: I don't think what's important is X. What's important is that...Y. --- B's response is both dismissive of A and an attempt to change the subject. |
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"Pooh Pooh" Fallacy.I looked at some of the fallacies at wikipedia and this one is called the , "pooh pooh" fallacy, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pooh-pooh#:~:text=A%20pooh%2Dpooh%20(also%20styled,the%20substance%20of%20the%20argument . It#s where an arguer labels an ... |
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What Is This Fallacy?What is the fallacy of reaching a conclusion first and then searching for anything to support it? Seems like this is a basic fallacy (and may have been discussed recently), but I can't put my finger on it. |
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Is this an example of a complex QuestionI always felt that the tone and language used in these questions while I believe is a total red herring. They feel loaded and by saying Yes your almost admitting some kind of fault. Questions during an argument that includes Well don&rsqu... |
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What Fallacies Is Painting A Group Because of Some Bad Apples?Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau argued that the the trucker convoy protesting vaccination mandates needed to end their protests, and as part of his argument described them as right wing white supremists because a few racist symbols were seen a... |