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Re:We Need a New Science of Progress by MetalGuru on Friday August 02, 2019 @10:25AM (#20593168)
He’s not saying anyone is trying to argue that slavery is ok. He’s using it as hyperbole that without a specific definition, progress can’t be measured objectively.
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Re:We Need a New Science of Progress by ziddoap on Friday August 02, 2019 @10:31AM (#20593237)
An appeal to extremes is not the only way to get the point across.
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Re:We Need a New Science of Progress by setr on Friday August 02, 2019 @12:26PM (#20594260)
Its just an efficient one.

By pulling to the extreme, you can remove a lot of the smaller and subtler points of the argument, to get pointedly at a core issue.

Unless of course the recipient tries to (re-)introduce irrelevant aspects of the fact that you tried to be pointed...

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Re:We Need a New Science of Progress by ziddoap on Friday August 02, 2019 @12:28PM (#20594278)
I haven't heard of an established logical fallacy being an efficient argument but, sure.
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