VioletKate99
VioletKate99 t1_jd7nvgb wrote
Reply to comment by Whetfarts69 in The Fallacy Fork: Why It’s Time to Get Rid of Fallacy Theory by CartesianClosedCat
Just pointing out a fallacy is not enough, you also have to be able to show how that fallacy discredits the argument as it is used. People commiting fallacies are just doing a quick patch job on a structure that is their argument. And as any patch job it can be just fine, ugly, or it can be a life hazard.
VioletKate99 t1_jdjo2br wrote
Reply to comment by XiphosAletheria in The Fallacy Fork: Why It’s Time to Get Rid of Fallacy Theory by CartesianClosedCat
That is true, but the point of the post is that people don't make these kinds of arguments in real life. If I say "yesterday the bottom of the sky was red, and I know because my brother told me and I don't think he would lie to me". This sentence reflects real life more because you example is based on the absurdity of someone arguing a known universal truth, that creates the exact kind of toy sentence example that can then be easily discredited.