That's a logical fallasy!

[FatAndFaithless]

The point of identifying a fallacy isn't to automatically pull a trump card to overturn your opponent's argument, it's to show the dubiousness of their reasoning abilities and call into doubt the soundness of their assertions, which leads to further discussion and perhaps, eventually, a non-acceptance of their argument. But I haven't seen too many people, on here at least, just turn off their brains when someone else claims a fallacy.

What he's saying is that too many people can identify a fallacy but not understand the implications of it, all the while using said fallacy as a counterpoint in a discussion. I've seen it happen here, but I think for the most part, people do use them properly.

I can agree with that. Though for the sake of time and convenience, I can see why some people would identify a fallacy, and then immediately move onto the next point while assuming that the other people reading the thread understand the implications.


Perhaps there should be something like a Fallacy 101 thread.