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Re: Use Jonathan's card to buy yourself an iPad

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Post by sequoia » Mon, Aug 15, 2011, 1:28 PM UTC

burgerbrain wrote: post #231

heelhook wrote: post #202

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Even though I don't agree with what this guy is saying I don't think this comment should have been downvoted, if you don't agree say so, downvoting is not for that!

I did both. What is your issue?

Downvotes are "supposed to" be for comments that don't contribute to the conversation, not for a view that you disagree with. The only problem with this rule is that it is universally ignored. :p I got a billion upvotes on my original comment because people agreed with me more than because I was particularly insightful. I reflected upon this phenomenon here: http://twitter.com/#!/_sequoia/status/102066922274832384

Re: Use Jonathan's card to buy yourself an iPad

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Post by kelnos » Wed, Aug 17, 2011, 11:46 PM UTC

burgerbrain wrote: post #242

kelnos wrote: post #236

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No, you've lost the argument when you've failed to make your point. I don't believe that to be the case here. "Reductio ad Hitlerium" isn't a real logical fallacy, it's just a joke someone made up and we've allowed to perpetuate.

You misunderstand the purpose of logical fallacies. They do not indicate when someone has lost the argument. In fact, the belief that this is the case is itself a logical fallacy.

So? What does that have to do with what we're actually talking about?

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