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Saw this elsewhere on the Internets, and thought that it could be useful here as well.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,219 posts)Strawman, No True Scotsman, Red Herring, Slippery Slope, etc.
If anyone wants to see any of these, then just go to any internet messageboard anywhere and they'll be on full display.
riqster
(13,986 posts)But it is always handy to have a reminder.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,219 posts)riqster
(13,986 posts)pscot
(21,024 posts)ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)PowerToThePeople
(9,610 posts)People have their own views on things. Sometimes these views do not agree. Pay close attention if they do not. Think about them from a viewpoint other than factual. Is the view valid in that non-factual viewpoint? If so, then no fallacy exists with that view from that viewpoint. You should accept that view as fact.
riqster
(13,986 posts)In other words, whoever has the evidence on their side is who I will tend to listen to. It helps me to just blow past argument construction and get to the heart of the matter at hand.
Bragi
(7,650 posts)Studies show that people tend to process data/facts through existing beliefs, values, etc.
When facts don't reflect our settled view, we tend to discount them.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
riqster
(13,986 posts)But in my experience, simply taking a well-constructed argument for Gospel without checking the factual bases is even trickier.