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fandomhigh2007-11-16 04:37 pm
certaintrouble.livejournal.com) wrote in fandomhigh2007-11-16 04:37 pm
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Debating, Friday November 16
Chuck ambled into class, about five minutes late.
He was angry that no one had showed up for History yesterday. The idea of being worried over the health of his students was completely beyond him. He didn't turn away from the board, pretending that all the desks were full, and not checking to see if he was wrong.
"Today we have the base assertion fallacy. It's used formal logic where a premise in an argument is assumed to be true just because it says that it is true.
One form of the fallacy may be summarized as follows:
* Fact 1: X claims statement A.
* Fact 2: X claims that X is not lying.
* Conclusion: Therefore, A is true.
Put into practice, this fallacy would read:
* Fact 1: This book says that goats can fly.
* Fact 2: This book says that it is true.
* Conclusion: Therefore, goats can fly.
"This is an excellent way to go. If your opponent tries to question why you're correct, you already have them caught in an endless loop of logic. Now go use it."
Chuck put in a pair of headphones. If there wasn't anyone in the classroom, he'd never know.
[OOC: Upin a shortly! right now.]
He was angry that no one had showed up for History yesterday. The idea of being worried over the health of his students was completely beyond him. He didn't turn away from the board, pretending that all the desks were full, and not checking to see if he was wrong.
"Today we have the base assertion fallacy. It's used formal logic where a premise in an argument is assumed to be true just because it says that it is true.
One form of the fallacy may be summarized as follows:
* Fact 1: X claims statement A.
* Fact 2: X claims that X is not lying.
* Conclusion: Therefore, A is true.
Put into practice, this fallacy would read:
* Fact 1: This book says that goats can fly.
* Fact 2: This book says that it is true.
* Conclusion: Therefore, goats can fly.
"This is an excellent way to go. If your opponent tries to question why you're correct, you already have them caught in an endless loop of logic. Now go use it."
Chuck put in a pair of headphones. If there wasn't anyone in the classroom, he'd never know.
[OOC: Up