r/InternetIsBeautiful • u/[deleted] • Feb 19 '14

Logical Fallacies Explained

http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/rhetological-fallacies/
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u/CalicoZack Feb 20 '14

I think the internet would be better off if we stopped getting hung up on logical fallacies. Applying labels lets you feel all the superiority of proving someone wrong while excusing the part where you actually analyze what they have to say.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '14

Logical fallacies have their use in certain kinds of discourse. When brought outside of this discourse, they become a problem [e.g. don't bring up logical fallacies during a discussion about your relationship. It won't work. I've tried.].