dumbass2022 [none/use name]cake to chapotraphouse • 3 years agoremember that period of time where everyone was obsessed with logical fallacies and would link you to a page of a specific fallacy when arguing??message-squaremessage-square29 fedilinkarrow-up163file-text
arrow-up163message-squareremember that period of time where everyone was obsessed with logical fallacies and would link you to a page of a specific fallacy when arguing??dumbass2022 [none/use name]cake to chapotraphouse • 3 years agomessage-square29 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBarabas [he/him]hexbear13·edit-23 years agoAmerican school debate classes and their consequences have been a disaster for the human race. It isn't about trying to convince anyone, just about trying to poke holes. link
minus-squareaxont [she/her, comrade/them]hexbear5·3 years agoLmao did you know debate clubs are encouraged to speak as fast as possible because responses are measured by how many counterpoints they have? Gish-galloping is the strategy. link
minus-squareDiogenes_Barrel [love/loves]hexbear3·3 years agorhetoric and its (lack of?) consequences.... link
American school debate classes and their consequences have been a disaster for the human race.
It isn't about trying to convince anyone, just about trying to poke holes.
Lmao did you know debate clubs are encouraged to speak as fast as possible because responses are measured by how many counterpoints they have? Gish-galloping is the strategy.
rhetoric and its (lack of?) consequences....