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Saturday, October 23, 2004

Click Here For KJV-only Fallacy: Ad Hominem (Tu Quoques)

KJV-only Fallacy: Ad Hominem (Tu Quoques): "If the charges made against you by your opponent are true, then for the purpose of the debate I see no harm done by acknowledging it. You might even win some rhetorical brownie points for conceding that you are, in fact, inconsistent on that point. Nonetheless, the subject at hand is not your inconsistency. Remind your opponent that even if you were the most inconsistent hypocrite ever to walk the planet, that does not change the truth or falsity of your arguments, and he must still deal with their substance. "

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