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Re:Scientist treated her own cancer with viruses she grew in... by Calavar on Sunday November 10, 2024 @08:18AM (#42100052)
Speaking of fallacies, dismissing an argument because you found a single fallacy within it without addressing the main substance of the argument is known as the fallacy fallacy.

There is a lot chew on in that comment and that article beyond "a bit of a quack"

Re:Scientist treated her own cancer with viruses she grew in... by nwienert on Sunday November 10, 2024 @09:27AM (#42100409)
Speaking of the fallacy fallacy, calling out someone for calling out someone for a fallacy using the fallacy fallacy is the fallacy fallacy fallacy — as an initial fallacious fumble may indeed foretell further fallacious findings in a given figure.
Re:Scientist treated her own cancer with viruses she grew in... by TZubiri on Sunday November 10, 2024 @03:12PM (#42102324)
I know it's a joke. But he just named the phenomenon, not discredited the whole argument.

Edit: so you commited a faux meta fallacy

Re:Scientist treated her own cancer with viruses she grew in... by TZubiri on Sunday November 10, 2024 @03:11PM (#42102316)
Oh nice to learn that. I knew a less formal version in my country which we call "the fat virgin fallacy" which is when you denounce a fallacy in a somewhat informal less strict conversation. Made popular because libertarian argie president liked to tweet and denounce fallacies like so.
Re:Scientist treated her own cancer with viruses she grew in... by derangedHorse on Monday November 11, 2024 @07:45PM (#42111811)
The fallacy fallacy is when you dismiss a conclusion based on a faulty argument. Him not addressing the argument isn't that. Him dismissing the conclusion of the argument is that.