Bad Logic

25Jan08

(Edit: Decided to rewrite the post as it was a little on the long side)
Bad logic is any kind of logic that involves fallacies. Someone attacks your character: that’s bad logic. Someone else thinks you’re wrong because their friends think so: that, too, is bad logic. Bad logic is widespread and common in any society. [...]

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Tags: argument, debate, ethos, logic, pathos, rational

You’re Just Jealous

14Dec07

One of the more popular rebuttals you might hear is “you’re just jealous.” This comes in a format like so:
Critic: Why do you have seven pairs of the same shoes? It’s wasteful.
Rebuker: You’re just jealous!
This rebuttal is hard to attack. Pursuing a defensive course of action makes one appear to care too much and, perhaps, [...]

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Tags: conversation, jealousy, logic, rationalism