Comments on: How to win arguments

By: Linoge

Linoge — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:26:34 +0000

… And, as with all straw man arguments, they rapidly become burning man arguments when even your most modest of debators blows it apart and exposes it to the harsh, acutely focused light of day.

Anyone got some marshmallows?

By: straightarrow

straightarrow — Sat, 03 May 2008 17:10:19 +0000

Amen, Tom Stone!

By: Tom Stone

Tom Stone — Sat, 03 May 2008 03:52:49 +0000

I do like Volk,However the Bushies got the military commissions act and patriot act 2 through,and now “signing statements” are an accepted fact.Personally I would be happy to see GW and Hillary sharing a gibbet after a fair trial,I don’t see much difference between the Apparatchiks of the left and right,they all detest freedom and fear an informed and armed populace with good reason.

By: Lyle

Lyle — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:54:52 +0000

Argumentum Pants-shittium Ad Hysterium (Attempting to infect others with your pants-shitting hysterics as a means of shutting down logical debate).

The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution are, by the way, in fact both anti-democratic (one person can void the wishes of 65% of Congress, for example) and insurrectionist (”…alter or abolish it.”). But don’t tell anyone (they’ll never read them anyway, and you’d just make them uncomfortable).

By: UNHchabo

UNHchabo — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:21:30 +0000

Alcibiades McZombie: Not so fast! Take a look at What Good Can a Handgun Do Against an Army? This article was linked by Oleg Volk over at A Human Right, and I enjoy reading it sometimes. I especially like the section on the Liberator pistol; I got the chance to see one up close (though behind glass) in a museum this summer.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 02 May 2008 22:38:57 +0000

Man, that thirdpower keeps knocking em’ down.

By: George

George — Fri, 02 May 2008 18:14:22 +0000

Also known as the straw man argument

By: Alcibiades McZombie

Alcibiades McZombie — Fri, 02 May 2008 18:07:04 +0000

An insurrection with… handguns? I know they have and can be used in assassinations and such, but handguns aren’t going to do much against armored police and the military.

By: _Jon

_Jon — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:29:51 +0000

Reducto Ad Absurdium

Reduce an argument to the absurd, then use it against the supporters.