Elite Engineer Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Is there a fallacy that states that someone is committing a fallacy by exiting a argument, mid-discussion because the other person is too immoral in their beliefs in the conversation. However, in reality they cannot substantiate any position and essentially "cop-out"? I had a heated talk with someone regarding abortion, and they played this card..and it was kind of obvious that they couldn't make a counter-argument. ~EE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zapatos Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampitump Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Is there a fallacy that states that someone is committing a fallacy by exiting a argument, mid-discussion because the other person is too immoral in their beliefs in the conversation. However, in reality they cannot substantiate any position and essentially "cop-out"? I had a heated talk with someone regarding abortion, and they played this card..and it was kind of obvious that they couldn't make a counter-argument. ~EE Just a cop-out I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharonY Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 A fallacy is a logical failure in a reasoning that renders an argument invalid. If you do not provide an argument you cannot, by definition, commit a fallacy. Like, committing DUI by not driving... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Is there a fallacy that states that someone is committing a fallacy by exiting a argument, mid-discussion because the other person is too immoral in their beliefs in the conversation. However, in reality they cannot substantiate any position and essentially "cop-out"? I had a heated talk with someone regarding abortion, and they played this card..and it was kind of obvious that they couldn't make a counter-argument. ~EE So they basically refused to talk to you anymore about abortion because your position went against their morality? If they're arguing that any stance but their own is immoral, I'm sure they're using circular reasoning to get there. It's hard to justify never resorting to abortion without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Pigeon Chess? http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Pigeon_chess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Is it not just stonewalling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta1212 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Refusing to continue arguing isn't a type of argument. It's a decision. In this case, the reason given for making that decision might be a lie. If they said that they were right because the other person was immoral, or that the reason they were no longer going to argue was because they won the argument because the other person was too immoral, the claim that the immorality of the other person is what bolsters their own argument would be fallacious. But stopping an argument and lying about why aren't fallacies. They're just annoying. Not everything a person does that fails to be a good counter in an argument is a fallacy. Lies are just lies and refusing to engage is just refusing to engage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmusic Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 What do you mean by too immoral in their beliefs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta1212 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 What do you mean by too immoral in their beliefs? Abortion is a topic that tends to grab at people's emotions because, depending on your perspective, the other side is either oppressing women or murdering babies. Those are both quite bad things, so if you believe one of those things is happening but not the other, someone with the opposite viewpoint seems quite immoral in their views because they are pushing an agenda with horrible consequences for no valid reason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now