ck4829
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Wed Jul-22-09 12:19 PM
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Does the birther movement create the need for a new type of fallacious argument? |
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Here are the arguments that the birthers use pretty much all of the time.
Example 1: We are told that there is a "whitey" tape There is no evidence of said tape Therefore, Obama must be hiding the tape
Example 2: We are told that Obama is not a natural born citizen There is no evidence that Obama is not a natural born citizen Therefore, what is Obama hiding?
I took logic as a class in College, I know that the two examples above are fallacious arguments. But I can't classify what kind of fallacies they are.
Can you identify the fallacy above, or could it be a new fallacy?
If so, I propose "Argument from Supposed Lack of Evidence".
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parasim
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Wed Jul-22-09 12:24 PM
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1. the problem with Example 2, is that there is evidence. |
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He has already shown his BC, for instance.
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YOY
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Wed Jul-22-09 12:24 PM
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2. How many of them are religious nutbags to boot. |
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Edited on Wed Jul-22-09 12:25 PM by YOY
Being a religious nutbag/literalist and following that arguement go hand-in-hand.
The humorous thing being that they have actually been given the information they seek...they just don't like the answer...so they persist.
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Wed Jul-22-09 12:28 PM
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3. I'm no expert, but I think these fall under the category of a "negative proof fallacy". |
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You can't prove the argument wrong, so it must be true.
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Wed Jul-22-09 12:29 PM
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4. If we all, including the media stop talking about it, it will go away! |
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All they/re looking for is publicity to keep their nutty story alive!
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Brother Buzz
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Wed Jul-22-09 12:49 PM
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5. Denial of the antecedent |
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Wed Jul-22-09 12:50 PM
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6. "Obama-UNSEAL YOUR RECORDS!1!1!!" |
Bonhomme Richard
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Wed Jul-22-09 01:09 PM
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7. These people are complete morons. Just tell them..... |
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that what they said is the dumbest thing you have ever heard and you won't waste a minute to respond to suck craziness. They want you to engage them. Don't give them the satisfaction. Then they can go back to kicking their dog.
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