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=== '''Argumentum ad nauseam''': === |
=== '''Argumentum ad nauseam''': === |
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==== Also called ==== |
==== Also called ==== |
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* [[wikipedia:Proof by assertion|Proof by Assertion]] |
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* Last Man Standing Fallacy |
* Last Man Standing Fallacy |
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* [http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/ferouscranus.htm Ferrous Cranus] |
* [http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/ferouscranus.htm Ferrous Cranus] |
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:: While it sounds simplistic, this fallacy can be maddeningly effective. In forum with content rules, the debater is often trying to frustrate their opponent into flaming them, hoping to win by default. |
:: While it sounds simplistic, this fallacy can be maddeningly effective. In forum with content rules, the debater is often trying to frustrate their opponent into flaming them, hoping to win by default. |
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* Almost any conversation with [http://www.cleverbot.com/ Cleverbot] will eventually drift into it calling you a computer and insisting that it's a human. This is because it learns from what people say to it. It will pick up phrases that humans use. Thus, with so many humans saying they are human, it will say its human. |
* Almost any conversation with [http://www.cleverbot.com/ Cleverbot] will eventually drift into it calling you a computer and insisting that it's a human. This is because it learns from what people say to it. It will pick up phrases that humans use. Thus, with so many humans saying they are human, it will say its human. |
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** Example: Human A: Im a human named bob. Cleverbot: hi bob. Human B: Who are you? Cleverbot: Im a human named bob. |
** Example: Human A: Im a human named bob. Cleverbot: hi bob. Human B: Who are you? Cleverbot: Im a human named bob. |
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[[Category:Logical Fallacies]] |
[[Category:Logical Fallacies]] |
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[[Category:Argumentum Ad Nauseam]] |
[[Category:Argumentum Ad Nauseam]] |
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[[Category:Trope]] |
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