RE: New vid: argument from ignorance explained through mining
December 30, 2015 at 8:53 pm
(This post was last modified: December 30, 2015 at 8:54 pm by Edwardo Piet.)
I think it's fine to point out logical fallacies if all you are doing is pointing out that the reasoning they used is invalid.
Also, it's not the Fallacy Fallacy to point out their fallacy and not address their point, if you want to point out that their argument is invalid and not address their point then that's fine you haven't committed a fallacy. The Fallacy Fallacy is actually when you do that and then claim that their conclusion is necessarily wrong just because the reasoning that got them there is fallacious. Ironically it's important you understand what the Fallacy Fallacy actually is before you point out that people are wrong in pointing out logical fallacies, if you then back that point up by saying that they are committing the Fallacy Fallacy when they aren't unless they insist the conclusion must be wrong no matter what just because the reasoning that got them there is fallacious.
Also, it's not the Fallacy Fallacy to point out their fallacy and not address their point, if you want to point out that their argument is invalid and not address their point then that's fine you haven't committed a fallacy. The Fallacy Fallacy is actually when you do that and then claim that their conclusion is necessarily wrong just because the reasoning that got them there is fallacious. Ironically it's important you understand what the Fallacy Fallacy actually is before you point out that people are wrong in pointing out logical fallacies, if you then back that point up by saying that they are committing the Fallacy Fallacy when they aren't unless they insist the conclusion must be wrong no matter what just because the reasoning that got them there is fallacious.
