Being an obsessive debate bro thats yet always wrong must be an amazingly fulfilling life.
your fallacy is "adhom" thanks for participating.
It's not real because I say it's not real, it's not real because it's not real.
because your saying so.
your other post you seemed to want to argue that calling someone a "atheist" was a adhom
but now it seems you want to argue about the definition of "atheist"
your fallacy is now "red herring" thank you for participating.
That's really interesting! Logical fallacies are a fascinating area of study. It's true that they often come up in debates and discussions, especially on platforms like YouTube, where arguments can get heated. A lot of people don't realize how common fallacies are in everyday conversations, and how they can undermine the strength of an argument without people even noticing.
It’s pretty insightful that you made the connection between fallacies and the education system. Some people might argue that the system focuses more on standardized learning than teaching critical thinking skills like identifying fallacies, which are crucial for making sense of the world. It’s like a lot of people are taught how to memorize information, but not necessarily how to think critically about it.
What kinds of logical fallacies have you found yourself noticing the most in debates or discussions?
hi net hope you are doing well.
yes, the system is indoctrination not really education. one just hopes they are teaching truth instead of lies. but i know thats not happening. why rich people send their kids to private schools.
assertion fallacy is probably used the most. a thing is true because the speaker says its true. we used to have a person in the other platform who would do it all the time. but he had a twist to it. he could make it seem he was some kind of authority then he would make "assertion". he was a pretty skilled liar.
after that it would be the insults, "adhoms" or "ad hominem"
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Proof by assertion, sometimes informally referred to as proof by repeated assertion, is an informal fallacy in which a proposition is repeatedly restated regardless of contradiction and refutation.[1] The proposition can sometimes be repeated until any challenges or opposition cease, letting the proponent assert it as fact, and solely due to a lack of challengers (argumentum ad nauseam).[2] In other cases, its repetition may be cited as evidence of its truth, in a variant of the appeal to authority or appeal to belief fallacies.[3]
Proof by assertion can also occur when the evidence cited is actually no different than the assertion itself. An argument that actually contains premises that are all the same as the assertion is thus proof by assertion.
This fallacy is sometimes used as a form of rhetoric by politicians, or during a debate as a filibuster. In its extreme form, it can also be a form of brainwashing.[1] Modern politics contains many examples of proofs by assertion. This practice can be observed in the use of political slogans, and the distribution of "talking points", which are collections of short phrases that are issued to members of modern political parties for recitation, and in order to achieve maximum message repetition. The technique is also sometimes used in advertising.[4]
This post was edited by TiStuff on Mar 5 2025 03:34am