Comment by ajkjk
1 year ago
as others have noted, you seem to be unaware of what exactly the fallacy refers to. You might want to look it up. It is not "citing an authority at all" but rather "citing an authority's opinion as though it were logical fact". Which nobody is doing here.
You started this subthread by saying:
> I for one appreciated the clarification that it was not mainstream, since sneaking a random controversial take into a comment thread as if it was fact without noting that it's contentious is disingenuous.
(emphasis mine)
In other words, you didn't just passively ignore the parent (which would be fine), you posted about it, and not only that, you called it a lie. [1].
When you call something a lie like that, you're making an argument, so you'd better be prepared to bring the evidence.
[1] I realize that you're actually saying that it's "disingenous" that they posted this without some kind of disclaimer that it's a "controversial argument", but to the core of the issue: if you need that disclaimer, you aren't qualified to judge the content. For all you know, it isn't controversial at all.
No... I called it disingenuous. I didn't use the word lie because that's not what I meant. The inference 'disingenuous = lie' is false.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disingenuous
Lacking in candor.
also : giving a false appearance of simple frankness : calculating
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