| Marucha said: I really hate that chart LOL. I'm sorry, I can just imagine every snob in an internet court room throwing those words at each other "That's a XXX fallacy! What a conundrum!".. lafjsdlkfjasldkfjadsfa!!... So frustratingly obnoxious. I like conversations that go places... I don't expect everyone else around me to be logic magicians, I just like easy-going... discussions. The internet is such serious business sometimes. If discussion halts every minute because someone goes Ace Attorney on each other's shit, it gets boring and repetitive really fast... except between those few people who care more about the argument. |
This is very true. The problem is that the use of fallacies isn't really that black-and-white. For instance, ad-hominem attacks are actually justified in some instances......such as when there is someone that is clearly racist giving testimony in a court case. Generally speaking, fallacies should be avoided, but most of all the fallacies listed cannot be universally applied.....needless to say, their utilization is also subject to interpretation and dependent on context.
Personally, I don't particularly have a problem with someone calling another person out for a fallacy, but atleast explain why it is one....instead of just saying that's a xxx fallacy......with no further explanation.
