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RE: What's the Most Annoying Logical Fallacy in Relationships to You?

in #logiczombie5 years ago

Also,

The Tu Quoque tactic includes the added "benefit" of "the liar's dividend".

The liars dividend is earned by making a high-profile claim or accusation, which, even if categorically disproven later, the retraction is almost never "headline news" and as such, the majority of readers/viewers will continue to believe the original accusation.

For example,

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Exactly! That is a great example of why it is my most hated in a relationship setting. The point is always evaded no matter what, and a great deal of time wasted in a futile attempt to 'right' the 'wrong', never to return to the original point...