RE: AF Hall of Fallacies
May 26, 2013 at 5:44 pm
(This post was last modified: May 26, 2013 at 5:45 pm by Rayaan.)
(May 25, 2013 at 10:54 pm)Violet Lilly Blossom Wrote: Logic can be a part of it, but one is easily capable of reasoning with anything (as we can observe in the usage of fallacies by people). I can, at any time, generate an argument from emotion, and use it as my foundation for something I believe (you might observe that recently in all of the pedophilia threads, there are a great amount of arguments to the effect: 'because it's disgusting/horrible/unnatural!'). That is to say: the person is clearly reasoning, but at the same time: they are also clearly not using logic as a part of their reasoning
Yes, that's pretty difficult @_@ I, personally, disagree that logic is a necessary part of reason... but I would agree that it is a necessary part of logical reasoning
Sorry, your verbose explanations are starting to make this a little too complicated for me to understand you now.
I'll pass on that.
(May 25, 2013 at 10:54 pm)Violet Lilly Blossom Wrote: Actually, it's because I think he's sexier than you.
I don't believe that is the actual reason.
You wrote "... but I have cause to believe (faith, btw) that Tiberius would do a better job of it than you." So, you believe that TIberius would do a better job in the essay than me.
Now, what exactly makes you believe that one being sexier than me should imply that he or she would write a better essay than me as well? What is the connection?
(May 25, 2013 at 10:54 pm)Violet Lilly Blossom Wrote: More likely to be *considered* correct.
And, again, please explain how one's superior sexiness suggest to you that he or she is more likely to be considered correct.
(May 25, 2013 at 10:54 pm)Violet Lilly Blossom Wrote: I still hold to the belief that everyone is wrong about everything.
Of course, man. Everyone is wrong about everything.
(May 25, 2013 at 10:54 pm)Violet Lilly Blossom Wrote: Really, it's that I have greater confidence in those I believe to be authorities... in their field.
"In their field" ... Well, duh. That's what I already had in my mind when I said that you have a greater confidence in authorities.
Thanks for confirming my point once again.