I see this one a lot Most of the time, an Appeal to Skepticism - TopicsExpress



          

I see this one a lot Most of the time, an Appeal to Skepticism is employed when no real data is possessed and no real research has been conducted on the part of the challenging claimant; instances where the integrity of a prima facia counter-claim could be called into question (e.g. attempting to deny an observation made by a third party, without direct evidence). It is in its essence, simultaneously an intellectually lazy boast as well as an implicit disparagement of a targeted party. It is employed as a method to circumvent the conventions of evidence, block the methods of science and to attempt to establish immediate unjustified credibility on the part of an arguer who must win at all costs. In fact I can think of three or four people I know who do this all the time ;-)
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:46:07 +0000

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