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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_fallacy -- a.k.a. "The fallacy fallacy"

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[–] ripcord 7 points 8 months ago

I love Existential Comics so much.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

The story of my life.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

In both the Wikipedia examples Alice's argument was wrong though lol

[–] [email protected] 23 points 8 months ago

No, Alice’s argument was fallacious. Whether her conclusion was true or false is not clear from her argument.

[–] chuckleslord 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

They were unsound, due to the use of fallacy, but that doesn't mean they were untrue. Ginger might've been a cat, and Alice might've been English. The truthfulness of the argument has no bearing on the soundness of the argument (and vice versa)

[–] SpaceNoodle 7 points 8 months ago

That's the point.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Not to be confused with:

Phallusy fallacy: You're wrong because you're a d--k.