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Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 hours ago
The Fallacy Fallacy.
You assume that because the argument contains a logical fallacy, that the conclusion must be false.
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Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 hours ago
The Fallacy Fallacy.
You assume that because the argument contains a logical fallacy, that the conclusion must be false.
Dasus@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Also, an ad hominem is an attack against the person instead of the argument.
If you attack the argument and then the person, that’s not technically an ad hominem.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Exactly. “No because you’re an idiot” is ad hominem, but “no because x, and you’re an idiot for thinking that” is valid albeit rude