a thoughtful web.
Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking.   Login or Take a Tour!
comment by veen
veen  ·  3128 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Forum where fallacies are banned

Fallacies make premises invalid, they don't make arguments or opinions invalid. Huge difference there.





Bypel  ·  3080 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No, fallacies make arguments invalid but not premises or conclusions false.

They do however mean that conclusion has not been backed up by the argument and thus needs a different argument.

veen  ·  3080 days ago  ·  link  ·  

We're agreeing, but using different terminology. What you call arguments leading to a conclusion I call premises leading to an opinion or argument.

veen  ·  3080 days ago  ·  link  ·  
This comment has been deleted.