The Fallacy Fallacy / Argument from Fallacy
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CORE DEFINITION
A formal logical fallacy that occurs when one concludes that a conclusion must be false solely because the argument contains a fallacy or because the conclusion is derived from faulty reasoning.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
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Meta-logical critique. Reminds us that 'a bad argument does not equal a bad conclusion.' Even if an opponent uses a straw man or ad hominem, their position (e.g., 'smoking is harmful to health') may still be objectively correct. Attack the argument itself, not the flaws in the reasoning process.
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Concluding that a conclusion must be false solely because the argument contains a fallacy is a meta-fallacy: flaws in reasoning do not transmit truth or falsity to the conclusion; bad reasoning can coincidentally lead to a true conclusion.
MINIMUM ACTION
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- zh.wikipedia.orghttps://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%AC%AC%E8%AA%A4%E8%AB%96%E8%AD%89verified
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