Graham Barnett Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Even though I rarely remember to use these terms when arguing or making a case, I find them very interesting... ps the attachment is from https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ FallaciesPoster24x36.pdf 1 'That's why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it.' - George Carlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gord Barentsen Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Great post Graham...too bad I couldn't get to it until now. I'm going to rename this and make it a "post your favourite fallacy" kinda thing. This kind of thing is valuable whether you're a nerdy academic like me or not! 1 When a book and a head collide and a hollow sound is heard, must it always have come from the book? -- Lichtenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimmung79 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 the Ad Hominem fallacy is pretty easy to understand (the personal attack) but I didn't know there were different kinds of ad hominem: I particularly appreciate what is called "tone policing": which focuses on the emotion behind the expression and not the argument itself. if i had a nickel for every time i've seen this in action i'd lose my shit because i'd be so rich, but then people would tone-police me and wouldn't believe how rich i was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gord Barentsen Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 On 2/13/2017 at 11:34 AM, stimmung79 said: "tone policing": which focuses on the emotion behind the expression and not the argument itself. Yeah, this makes me go off a bit. It's very common for people to dismiss an argument just because it's passionate, as if the emotion necessarily and always compromises the rationale behind the argument. When a book and a head collide and a hollow sound is heard, must it always have come from the book? -- Lichtenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimmung79 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/the-fallacy-fallacy this reminds me of your "tone policiing"..as you say, just because someone argues poorly or argues with passion doesn't mean the argument is invalid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotWithoutMyOntic Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 On 8/14/2017 at 9:51 PM, stimmung79 said: this reminds me of your "tone policiing"..as you say, just because someone argues poorly or argues with passion doesn't mean the argument is invalid. It doesn't, but it really can get in the way sometimes! We need to teach children how to think rather than what to think. – Margaret Mead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gord Barentsen Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 I wonder if there's such a thing as a "You're Wrong Because You're Too Boring To Be Right" argument? 1 When a book and a head collide and a hollow sound is heard, must it always have come from the book? -- Lichtenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Barnett Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 On 9/9/2017 at 7:19 PM, Gord Barentsen said: I wonder if there's such a thing as a "You're Wrong Because You're Too Boring To Be Right" argument? I always thought it was the "put your opponents to sleep so no one disagrees with you" argument - i've had many a lecturer who uses that 'That's why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it.' - George Carlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimmung79 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Here is perhaps the greatest argumentative fallacy of all time: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Barnett Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 I wonder if there's anything like the "Fake News Fallacy" by now, given the age of Trump? Or maybe the "fundamentalist crackpot" fallacy? 'That's why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it.' - George Carlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotWithoutMyOntic Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 On 12/8/2017 at 9:25 PM, Graham Barnett said: the "Fake News Fallacy" I call this the "I make shit up because I can" fallacy. We need to teach children how to think rather than what to think. – Margaret Mead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traumaturgist Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Is it just me, or have other people been using argumentative fallacies more and more over the past year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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