Timeline for Why do they say I am committing a fallacy when I am just insulting someone?
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| Apr 16, 2018 at 19:35 | history | edited | Challenger5 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 6, 2018 at 21:12 | comment | added | mtraceur | +1 I think that the answer would be more effective in reaching the people struggling with the asker's confusion if it was stated more in terms of people's perceptions of meaning rather than truth claims about asker's intended meaning. My specific suggestions would be: "you obviously have some point" -> "many people will think you have some point" and "which you implicitly do by sharing it" -> "which many people will interpret you implicitly claiming by sharing it". | |
| Apr 6, 2018 at 20:27 | comment | added | Acccumulation | @Daniel It is not "this is the only proof I can offer", it's "I don't feel like providing a proof". A fallacy is when one claims that an argument establishes one's position, when it doesn't. Simply refusing to present an argument is not a fallacy. | |
| Apr 6, 2018 at 19:43 | comment | added | Daniel | @Acccumulation Not in a debate. If you say, "You are an idiot, therefore there is no point trying to explain why you are wrong," you are actually saying, "I declare that you are wrong, and my expressed belief that you are an idiot is the only proof I can offer." That is ad hominem, and your other example is exactly the same. | |
| Apr 5, 2018 at 19:29 | comment | added | Acccumulation | There are reasons one can have for mentioning their opinion that someone is an idiot other than ad hominem. For instance "You are an idiot, therefore there is no point trying to explain why you're wrong". Also, while "You are an idiot, therefore you are wrong" is an ad hominem, "You are wrong, therefore you are an idiot" is not. | |
| Apr 5, 2018 at 11:43 | comment | added | Peter | Short and to the point. Great answer. | |
| Apr 5, 2018 at 5:29 | history | edited | Challenger5 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 5, 2018 at 5:22 | history | answered | Challenger5 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |