Let's look at the styles of arguments often employed here.
You've heard of syllogisms. And you have certainly seen the following
patterns displayed here:
The Case of the Good Cause:
No GOOD CAUSE will submit to the issue of shared resources. Shared resources is another topic. Not relevant. Not germane.
YOU'RE A Bad Unfeeling Person if you are against it.
But could it be that no GOOD CAUSE is an island? Don't all GOOD CAUSES compete with each other for the same resources? It is the difference between a child who sees no connection and to an adult that needs to prioritize and accept in their maturity such compromise is never perfect.
EXCUSES they yell.
The case of Fix Everything Don't Selectively Fix.
If you take on one nation threatening genocide, you're supposed to
take on all nations threatening genocide. If you attack one country
breaking the nuclear proliferation barrier, you're suppose to take on all
countries threatening the proliferation barrier. If you attack one
dictator then you must attack all dictators. OR DO NOTHING AT ALL.
All or Nothing ---or you're a hypocrite.
If we would use this argument on attacking one disease, but not all
at the same time with the same enthusiasm and resources then we
should do nothing at all ???
Like the fallacy of the Good Cause so too is this argument of all or
nothing oblivious about SHARED RESOURCES.
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There are more argument patterns such as these. Such as
the conspiratist arguments, the populist arguments, the elitist
arguments, the class warfare arguments...
You've heard of syllogisms. And you have certainly seen the following
patterns displayed here:
The Case of the Good Cause:
No GOOD CAUSE will submit to the issue of shared resources. Shared resources is another topic. Not relevant. Not germane.
YOU'RE A Bad Unfeeling Person if you are against it.
But could it be that no GOOD CAUSE is an island? Don't all GOOD CAUSES compete with each other for the same resources? It is the difference between a child who sees no connection and to an adult that needs to prioritize and accept in their maturity such compromise is never perfect.
EXCUSES they yell.
The case of Fix Everything Don't Selectively Fix.
If you take on one nation threatening genocide, you're supposed to
take on all nations threatening genocide. If you attack one country
breaking the nuclear proliferation barrier, you're suppose to take on all
countries threatening the proliferation barrier. If you attack one
dictator then you must attack all dictators. OR DO NOTHING AT ALL.
All or Nothing ---or you're a hypocrite.
If we would use this argument on attacking one disease, but not all
at the same time with the same enthusiasm and resources then we
should do nothing at all ???
Like the fallacy of the Good Cause so too is this argument of all or
nothing oblivious about SHARED RESOURCES.
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There are more argument patterns such as these. Such as
the conspiratist arguments, the populist arguments, the elitist
arguments, the class warfare arguments...