On Aug 12, 2013, at 12:10 PM, ARLO JAMES BENSINGER JR wrote: > [Marsha] > Even if "any one following along" or "able to view the archives" came to such > a conclusion, and there is no proof that anyone following along or reviewing > the archives have come to that conclusion, that wouldn't make it true. It's > a version of the "everybody knows" fallacy where one asserts that common > knowledge must be true. > > [Arlo] > An argument ad populum states that something is true simply BECAUSE everyone > believes it.
No, I have a source that states the fallacy as I indicated: stating that something is true because it is common knowledge. > I am saying that my comment can be verified by anyone wishing to do so. Its > like being asked to prove gravity, and I say "go outside and drop an apple". Going outside and dropping an apple does not prove gravity, as I'm sure you know. > I am specifically saying to NOT believe something just because everyone says > it is true, but to examine the evidence. You've presented the conclusion in the premise. That would be circular reasoning. > Of course, since I pointed out your evasive rhetoric (e.g., what "seems to > think" means, and your evasive attempt to challenge that as if I offered a > quote), you just need another evasion... and this is it. What exact issue am I avoiding? If it is concerning something Ian said, I cannot speak for Ian. You call evasion, I call it common sense not respond to bogus rhetoric. Marsha ___ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
