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What fallacy is this?From here:
When I ask how I cherry picked anything:
Except he does nothing to prove my sources wrong in any way. He even links to an ancient aliens move and says:
Basically, he doesn't addres my sources and show how they are wrong. Is this an appeal to bias? |
asked on Monday, Jul 01, 2024 08:14:40 PM by 87blue | |
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I think the first part is an example of bulverism (with the suspected characteristic be that you're a blind devotee to liberalism). The next part reminds me of affirming the consequent where a suitable unsupported explanation was given to satisfy their already drawn conclusion. The third part of the argument tries to support the cherry picking accusation (because at least they present the supposedly ignored 'evidence'), but fails miserably in supporting the credibility of the sources (with the 'it wouldn't be online if it wasn't true'). That means that the cherry picking accusation isn't supported since no credible evidence were presented. The conversation I think should continue by requesting for the other party to provide evidence from credible sources (or even better save both yourselves your time and never attempt to argue again with each other). |
answered on Wednesday, Jul 03, 2024 03:44:21 AM by Kostas Oikonomou | |
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