β² 102 βΌ Fallacy Man (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago* by anna_ql@lemmy.world to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world 7 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_fallacy -- a.k.a. "The fallacy fallacy"
[β] Lmaydev@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) In both the Wikipedia examples Alice's argument was wrong though lol permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 23 points 2 years ago No, Aliceβs argument was fallacious. Whether her conclusion was true or false is not clear from her argument. permalink fedilink source parent [β] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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) permalink fedilink source parent [β] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago That's the point. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 23 points 2 years ago No, Aliceβs argument was fallacious. Whether her conclusion was true or false is not clear from her argument. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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) permalink fedilink source parent
[β] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago That's the point. permalink fedilink source parent
