Colin Moriarty is back

[Aura7541]

WolfpackN64 said:

Aura7541 said:

And how were you able to quantify this? I can say that it is often used to criticize leftists who claim they're progressive and liberal, but advocate for illiberal ideas as that is also an equally valid notion.

This is only anectodal evidence and it doesn't offer any quantification that supports your "often" assertion.

Appeal to authority. Whether the term is on a serious dictionary or not does not determine the validity of the term. Your assertion that the term is meaningless is dependent on unquantifiable anecdotes and a logical fallacy.

But people who are far left never claim to be liberal, I only see the term used in a way which doesn't make sense.

And yes, I appeal to authority, what do you suggest we build or language on? Mud? I disavow the fallacy.

And there people who are far left who do claim to be liberal. Again, how do you quantify that there are more far leftists who claim they aren't liberal than those who claim they are?

A fallacy is a fallacy. Appeal to authority is not a valid argument because you are not addressing the merits of the term. If you can't address the merits of the term, then you simply have not made a compelling argument that it is nondescriptive.