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logical fallacy

Steelmanning, Strawmanning, and Supermanning

March 28, 2022 by Randal

We’ve probably all heard of the strawman fallacy. And many of us have also heard of the perceived opposite of strawmanning, namely steelmanning. In this article I want to introduce another informal fallacy. To my knowledge, I am the first to articulate the concept and coin the term supermanning. Check out the analysis and avoid the fallacy! Let’s […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: logical fallacy, steelman, steelmanning, strawman, strawmanning

The Ad Hominem Fallacy and Legitimate Critiques of the Person

May 2, 2020 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: ad hominem, logical fallacy

Skeptics Shifting Goalposts

February 24, 2019 by Randal

Beware of folks who engage in goal-post shifting. This is an informal logical fallacy in which one party shifts the rules for victory after a debate has already begun. For a great example, we can begin with a tweet I posted this past week: According to historic Christianity, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, Edward Babinski, logical fallacy, shifting goalposts

No true Christian would subjugate and oppress other faiths

December 19, 2017 by Randal

Christianity subjugates & oppresses other faiths when it is NOT true to its principles; Islam does it when it IS true to its principles. — Dr. Michael L. Brown (@DrMichaelLBrown) June 22, 2017 Is this true? More specifically, what kind of evidence could be brought to bear to sustain or falsify Brown’s assertion? Let’s begin […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Christianity, Islam, logical fallacy, Michael Brown, no true scotsman, tolerance

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