(February 21, 2018 at 9:04 am)CapnAwesome Wrote:(February 21, 2018 at 8:27 am)RoadRunner79 Wrote: I can certainly see where you are coming from, but also think that part of a good dialogue can be to point out where someone is thinking wrongly. And hopefully it should add to the dialogue by either acknowledging or addressing the perceived mistake. I do agree with your assessment, that it is not about pointing out every fallacy, and declaring gotcha! Everyone makes mistakes, and it's not really about one argument, but the idea.
In theory you are right. In reality people just point them out to insult and feel superior. I'm not sure I've ever seen people point out logical fallacies productively in 10 years of being on the internet.
What would you consider as a way to point it out productively? For me, I think there is some requirements on both parties at this point. To first acknowledge the issue, and then progress appropriately from there, depending on if the perceived fallacy is to be contested, or acknowledged. It's certainly not an end however; unless perhaps the fallacy was all there was to begin with (or they just get angry, and start calling you a nazi :
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If I am shown my error, I will be the first to throw my books into the fire. - Martin Luther
If I am shown my error, I will be the first to throw my books into the fire. - Martin Luther
