| Poll: Is obsessing over irrelevant or beside-the-point mistakes, avoiding the main argument, an example of "poisoning the well"? This poll is closed. |
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| No, it's a legitimate debate tactic | 0 | 0% | |
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Poisoning the Well
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I'd say it's more like a red herring. You can attempt to use the distractions to poison the well--as in your example about AronRa--but that occurs after you engage in the red herring in the first place.
“The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false.”
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Poisoning the Well - by DeistPaladin - July 6, 2012 at 7:40 am
RE: Poisoning the Well - by CliveStaples - July 6, 2012 at 8:10 am
RE: Poisoning the Well - by Angrboda - July 7, 2012 at 6:30 am
RE: Poisoning the Well - by DeistPaladin - July 7, 2012 at 9:42 am
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