Tag: Ad Hominem
Logical fallacies
These are just three logical fallacies that irritate me:

Ad hominem attacks can take the form of overtly attacking somebody, or more subtly casting doubt on their character or personal attributes as a way to discredit their argument. The result of an ad hom attack can be to undermine someone’s case without actually having to engage with it.
Ad hominem

This fallacy avoids the argument by shifting focus onto something’s or someone’s origins. It’s similar to an ad hominem fallacy in that it leverages existing negative perceptions to make someone’s argument look bad, without actually presenting a case for why the argument itself lacks merit.
Genetic fallacy

Appeals to emotion include appeals to fear, envy, hatred, pity, pride, and more. It’s important to note that sometimes a logically coherent argument may inspire emotion or have an emotional aspect, but the problem and fallacy occurs when emotion is used instead of a logical argument, or to obscure the fact that no compelling rational reason exists for one’s position. Everyone, bar sociopaths, is affected by emotion, and so appeals to emotion are a very common and effective argument tactic, but they’re ultimately flawed, dishonest, and tend to make one’s opponents justifiably emotional.
Appeal to emotion

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How Dare Tucker Carlson Let Putin Talk!

Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin brought to light many contradictions of the mainstream media’s coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war. To acknowledge these contradictions would spell disaster for corporate journalists.
How Dare Tucker Carlson Let Putin Talk!
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“Conspiracy Theory” as a Pejorative + Michael Parenti on Conspiracy (1993)

There are two problems to face when talking about conspiracy theories: Some people see them everywhere; some people see them nowhere.
“Conspiracy Theory” as a Pejorative + Michael Parenti on Conspiracy (1993)
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Senator fears ‘modern Chinese exclusion’ but some redress activists reject link
H/T: Silk and Steel Podcast: Canada’s China Freakout with Justin Podur
No color revolution for Canada?! /sarcasm

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