Fallacies & Strategies
May 28, 2022 at 1:11 pm
(This post was last modified: May 28, 2022 at 2:40 pm by John 6IX Breezy.)
This might be a hard question to answer without examples. But what are some good ways to refute your favorite fallacy, without labeling it as that fallacy, or giving a textbook definition for why that fallacy is wrong?
For example, with a strawman. You might tell someone that the reason they're arguing against Y instead of X, is because arguing against X would make them sound irrational. Presumably this forces them to notice the shift, and if they do try to argue against X now, they have to address why they're not irrational for doing so.
Basically, I'm wondering if you guys have ever used someone's fallacy against them as a strategic advantage. Rather than just dismissing it as a fallacy. And if so what are some of your examples?
For example, with a strawman. You might tell someone that the reason they're arguing against Y instead of X, is because arguing against X would make them sound irrational. Presumably this forces them to notice the shift, and if they do try to argue against X now, they have to address why they're not irrational for doing so.
Basically, I'm wondering if you guys have ever used someone's fallacy against them as a strategic advantage. Rather than just dismissing it as a fallacy. And if so what are some of your examples?