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Is there a name for the widespread logical fallacy in which you prove your point by 'eliminating' anyone who contradicts you?
I've encountered this relentlessly in my life. You offer proof that someone is wrong, or even simply state something more obvious than the sun that they don't like, they ban you or do something else ...
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Is there a name for the argumentative tactic where you play dumb and ask for extreme simplification?
My day job is research in economics. In economics seminar culture, a common way to demolish the speaker is to play dumb and say "I don't understand what you are saying", implying that the ...
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What is this "going to the other extreme to make it look stupid to prove something"?
I don't know why I see this so often.
When I say, it may not be good to sell 35 years of your life to the corporate world in a stressful way being golden handcuffed by a high salary or stock, somebody ...
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Is there a name for this fallacy when someone says something is good by only pointing out the good things?
A person says that a politician "Jane Doe" is good because he increased the education budget.
(but in reality, Jane doe is also corrupt & racist, whose bad policies lead to the downfall ...
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Argument over ethics
I had a class on ethics and morality in which we were discussing about free will and ethical subjectivism etc. One of my fellow classmates argued about how humans speak about being ethical but kill ...
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Looking for an answer on a fallacy or debate tactic to discredit the other person
I am trying to find out what it is called when you disagree with a certain group on the status, tactics, view, etc so they call you exactly what they are against just to discredit your viewpoint. Even ...
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Is my analysis of Dawkins' fallacies correct?
I have been analyzing arguments made by prominent atheists and looking for logical fallacies. I am new at this. Are my analyses correct?
From:
“The All Time best arguments against religion/faith #2 (...
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Is there a term for someone restricting a discussion to a group of people?
Is there a term for when someone in a discussion dismisses or excludes a group of people?
I think I've heard a term for "gating" the discussion but I can't find it.
For example:
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Name of the argument fallacy when someone only attempts to refute one of your points?
I've never found out the name of this fallacy, or even if there is a name for it, but it seems to me it's the fallacy that occurs by far the most often. You are having a debate with someone and then ...
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Which fallacy: Thinking everything someone does in a discussion that's wrong is a fallacy?
There are a lot of questions about which fallacy something is on this site.
Many times, the argument in the question is not actually a fallacy, but something that the questioner doesn't like/agree ...
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Presenting an example, then claiming the other person needs more information before using the same example - is either of us making a fallacy?
I recently had a conversation with someone in which they used an example to illustrate a point:
"For example, if you tell me something [which isn't scientifically
proven to be effective] works ...
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Debating: Opponent asking for proof to deny his own statements and insists his statements were right at some point of time
This was the gist of the conversation I had recently.
Me: I got item x from the capsule.
Opp: It's impossible to get item x from the capsule, because such and such.
Me: It is possible. I just got ...
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Is there any rational justification to the counterargument "I refuse to answer your question on the basis that it is a hypothetical question?"
This is a common contention that comes up in heated debates. It seems to me like it qualifies as a non sequitur and a red herring. Possibly a different fallacy that I am unaware of.
I would like to ...
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Declining Choice
Is there any fallacy in the following scenario where a person declines a choice, maintaining that the choice is not hers?
Scenario: A child states that she will clean her room if only she is given $...
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Looking for a name for this flawed argument "tactic" [duplicate]
What is it called when you're in an argument with someone about some relatively small thing, and they bring up an overarching out-of-your control thing that if things go wrong, the smaller argument is ...
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