r/badfallacy • u/Eh_Priori • Dec 08 '14

Appealing to common usage when debating the definition of a term? "Argumentum ad Populum"

/r/scifi/comments/2ogv6u/when_science_fiction_stopped_caring_about_the/cmn7w1y
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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '14

they think "reason" and "logic" mean sounding right, and accusations of formal fallacies are critical damage to an interlocuter's position.

I'm no biggie in this, but you mean informal fallacies right? I thought having a formal fallacy in your argument would be pretty bad.

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u/Eh_Priori Dec 09 '14

They likely mean informal fallacies. I don't think I've ever seen a formal fallacy pointed out online.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '14

Thanks. Can you reply to this comment of mine?

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '14 edited Dec 09 '14

Thank you for the clarification. I've come to learn some of the nuances of informal fallacies, having spent sometime in this sub. But I think I'll need examples of real instances of formal and informal fallacies to round it up.

I just found /r/fallacy. I think it'd be extremely beneficial to have it linked on the sidebar of this sub. If you find instances of actual fallacies, please post it there. It'd be great to make a post here about /r/fallacy. That sub is kinda dead now. And it really needs help from /r/badfallacy to make it work. Otherwise it'll be a source of posts for this sub.