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Originally Posted by pan6467
My impression is you could find a "fallactic" label for any debate you are involved in, identify the fallacy and then say, "well, there is no reason for this debate anymore.... you just created "x" fallacy and thus you have totally ruined your credibility and thus you are a schmoe.
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Well, there's certainly not much value in pointing out a fallacy without explaining
why it's a fallacy. And not much more value in explaining a fallacy without entertaining counterarguments that "it doesn't fit your explanation" or that "that kind of fallacy isn't necessarily a fallacy".
Pointing out fallacies doesn't have to be a lazy or dismissive practice. And if a fallacy really is present, then the argument really is a bad argument.