tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352648376305239677.post8316569751600241397..comments2023-10-20T08:32:14.040-04:00Comments on Heaving Dead Cats: Logical Fallacy 3: Tu quoque (you too)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12653141544095753595noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352648376305239677.post-16362412477532901192008-10-27T08:55:40.000-04:002008-10-27T08:55:40.000-04:00Atheist: "You cannot prove that God exists.&q...Atheist: "You cannot prove that God exists."<br><br>Theist: "Oh yeah? Well, you cannot prove that God DOESN'T exist!"<br><br>I love the Latin names. I should make a shirt that says "Tu Quoque" on it.Jameshttp://www.anatheist.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352648376305239677.post-36515331340947367062008-10-27T09:08:59.000-04:002008-10-27T09:08:59.000-04:00Hey James, yeah, the Latin names are awesome, aren...Hey James, yeah, the Latin names are awesome, aren't they? I think the argument you have there is some other fallacy, but I don't know the exact name. I'll have to figure it out and do that one next. <br>I expect to see a Tu quoque t-shirt in your gallery within a day or two. :PNeecehttp://www.heavingdeadcats.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352648376305239677.post-57483664504654499552008-10-27T09:15:59.000-04:002008-10-27T09:15:59.000-04:00I hope that you can identify the name for that one...I hope that you can identify the name for that one because is it so common!Jameshttp://www.anatheist.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352648376305239677.post-7626729076125964022008-10-27T09:46:06.000-04:002008-10-27T09:46:06.000-04:00Don't you worry, my friend. I'll find it. ...Don't you worry, my friend. I'll find it. I am pretty sure I know what it is, but I want to get it all right. I'm aiming for a post about it tomorrow.Neecehttp://www.heavingdeadcats.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352648376305239677.post-71794249656698039082008-11-09T19:26:22.000-05:002008-11-09T19:26:22.000-05:00James, In your example involving God, I believe y...James, <br> In your example involving God, I believe you are illustrating the "ad ignoradium" or the appeal to ignorance fallacy. This is simply using a lack of evidence against something to prove it valid.Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352648376305239677.post-69009736568650542042008-11-10T04:48:41.000-05:002008-11-10T04:48:41.000-05:00Hi Pat, and thanks, you're right. :)Hi Pat, and thanks, you're right. :)Neecehttp://www.heavingdeadcats.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352648376305239677.post-33614821344366496822010-01-23T13:29:30.000-05:002010-01-23T13:29:30.000-05:00There's a term for things like the quote "...There's a term for things like the quote "two wrongs don't make a right" -- thought-terminating cliches.Namenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352648376305239677.post-26448124261401179562010-01-24T01:57:09.000-05:002010-01-24T01:57:09.000-05:00I don't really understand your stance with tha...I don't really understand your stance with that. But no, it isn't necessarily always a "thought-terminating cliche".<br><br>If I'm assuming your stance correctly, you just posted the quote "thought-terminating cliche" and used it as a thought-terminating cliche.<br><br>How Neece used "two wrongs don't make a right", was not in the realms considered to be a thought-terminating cliche.<br><br>Context, context, context.GMNightmarenoreply@blogger.com