Another possible response is to show the fallaciousness of the argument in a way that is relevant to the particular situation. I recently did this in a letter to the editor, when an opponent of my town's first selectman attacked the first selectman for inconsistency.
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www.cityethics.org/node/518
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I cited arguments that show there are inconsistencies in the concept of God. ... In addition, even if it were a fallacy to infer "ought" from "is," this would not defeat naturalism. ... This become clear when it is noted that there is no inconsistency in saying we have this moral knowledge and yet know God does not exist.
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www.infidels.org/library/modern/michael_martin/nat_fall...
www.infidels.org/library/modern/michael_martin/nat_fallacy.html
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The Fallacy of Weak Analogy ... Polls show that most Americans are neither "pro-war" nor "anti-war", but pro-war under certain conditions and anti-war under others. There is no logical inconsistency in this, for to be pro-war only under certain conditions is to be anti-war if those conditions are not met. ... Fallacies in the News...
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www.fallacyfiles.org/archive032003.html
www.fallacyfiles.org/archive032003.html
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stantial inconsistency are reasonable or fallacious, and how a defender can .... Case 2.1: A news program investigated evidence that the deaths of .... Wilma cites evidence to show that newspaper reports on the ...
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www.springerlink.com/index/W6156444Q8786220.pdf
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The author asserts more than one proposition such that the propositions cannot all be true. In such a case, the propositions may be contradictories or they may be contraries. ... Assume that one of the statements is true, and then use it as a premise to show that one of the other statements is false.
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onegoodmove.org/fallacy/incon.htm
onegoodmove.org/fallacy/incon.htm
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Inconsistency; Two Logical Virtues for Good Arguments To main menu; One Practical Virtue for ... So, for each fallacy below, there will be both a discussion of what the fallacy is, and some comments on how to give a good explanation that will show that the fallacy is present in a particular argument.
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www.philosophy.eku.edu/Williams/HON102Web/falsec-web.ht...
www.philosophy.eku.edu/Williams/HON102Web/falsec-web.htm
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"LET THERE BE LIGHT" Ministries ... Today the mysteries of heathen worship are replaced by the secret associations and seances, the obscurities and wonders, of Spiritualistic mediums. The disclosures of these mediums are eagerly received ... I saw that soon it would be considered blasphemy to speak against the rapping,
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www.lightministries.com/SDA/id632.htm
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Inconsistency Definitio ... We will discuss each fallacy, create examples, analyze these examples and show how we may prove that the fallacy has been committed.;
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www.cs.bsu.edu/homepages/kevinp/aesthetics/fallacies.ht...
www.cs.bsu.edu/homepages/kevinp/aesthetics/fallacies.html
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For example, the Bible says, "....there is no God." Bible scholars will tell you, however, that the Bible declares, "The fool in his heart says there is no God." On the other hand, in a court of law attorneys and judges will cross examine a witness and highlight certain portions of their testimony to show inconsistency.
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www.christian-forum.net/index.php?showtopic=180
www.christian-forum.net/index.php?showtopic=180
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