Posted by anthonyberet on 01/19/59 11:43

Immortalist wrote:
> "Governor Swill" <governorswill@comcast.net> wrote
>
>>> Gibberrish, please re-type more clearly sir.
>> Your comprehension will improve as you work more with it in your
>> schoolwork.
>>
>
> The Appeal to Ridicule is not alowed as a set of premises which warrant such
> a conclusion. Maybe you should look at schoolwork differently before you
> become embarassed by such neglect of good logic.
>
> The Appeal to Ridicule is a fallacy in which ridicule or mockery is
> substituted for evidence in an "argument." This line of "reasoning" has the
> following form:
>
> X, which is some form of ridicule is presented (typically directed at the
> claim).
>
> Therefore claim C is false.
>
> This sort of "reasoning" is fallacious because mocking a claim does not show
> that it is false. This is especially clear in the following example: "1+1=2!
> That's the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard!"
>
> It should be noted that showing that a claim is ridiculous through the use
> of legitimate methods (such as a non fallacious argument) can make it
> reasonable to reject the claim. One form of this line of reasoning is known
> as a "reductio ad absurdum" ("reducing to absurdity"). In this sort of
> argument, the idea is to show that a contradiction (a statement that must be
> false) or an absurd result follows from a claim. For example: "Bill claims
> that a member of a minority group cannot be a racist. However, this is
> absurd. Think about this: white males are a minority in the world. Given
> Bill's claim, it would follow that no white males could be racists. Hence,
> the Klan, Nazis, and white supremists are not racist organizations."
>
> Since the claim that the Klan, Nazis, and white supremists are not racist
> organizations is clearly absurd, it can be concluded that the claim that a
> member of a minority cannot be a racist is false.
>
> Examples of Appeal to Ridicule
>
> "Sure my worthy opponent claims that we should lower tuition, but that is
> just laughable."
>
> "Support the ERA? Sure, when the women start paying for the drinks! Hah!
> Hah!"
>
> "Those wacky conservatives! They think a strong military is the key to
> peace!"
>
> http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/appeal-to-ridicule.html
> http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/
>
>> Bedwarmer
>
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=zaDYr284SUk
>
>
Fuck off!

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