16/48 “The Argument From Ignorance” You do it and I do it and we don’t know we are doing it. In my continuing delusional thinking that I’ll make a better world by sharing this stuff: THE MISCONCEPTION: When you argue, you try to stick to the facts. THE TRUTH: In any argument, anger will temp you to reframe your opponent’s position. Is this a nasty Face Book behavior or what? Ishh. Regard: “When you are losing an argument, you often use a variety of deceptive techniques to bolster your opinion….One of the most logical and sturdy logical fallacies is the straw man. … It works like this: When you get into an argument about either something personal or something more public and abstract, you sometimes resort to constructing a character who you find easier to refute, argue, and disagree with, or you create a position the other person isn’t even suggesting or defending. This is a straw man.” From McRaney, “You Are Not So Smart”
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