Prove Me Wrong is a scholarly community where we debate thought-provoking and controversial subjects. Prove Me Wrong is unlike other Communities in that it is tightly moderated to ensure that the conversation remains intellectual and devoid of logical fallacies.
The 3 major rules of Prove Me Wrong are the following:
The 3 major rules of Prove Me Wrong are the following:
- No Ad Hominem Attacks - An ad hominem fallacy uses personal attacks rather than logic. This fallacy occurs when someone rejects or criticizes another point of view based on the personal characteristics, ethnic background, physical appearance, or other non-relevant traits of the person who holds it.
- No Strawman Arguments - A straw man argument attacks a different subject rather than the topic being discussed — often a more extreme version of the counter argument. The purpose of this misdirection is to make one's position look stronger than it actually is.
- No Appeal to Ignorance - An appeal to ignorance (also known as an "argument from ignorance") argues that a proposition must be true because it has not been proven false or there is no evidence against it.
