shirgall Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 http://thesummitblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/grahams-hierarchy-of-disagreement.html While the essay (and the essay to which it is linked) is good reading, it's this graphic that I particularly like: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpahmad Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I like that. Nice and orderly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriendlyHacker Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Very good, but is missing the most common problem of all, the most common problem is that an argument can't be refuted if the opponent is unable to understand the argument. This combined with confirmation bias usually leads to straw man falacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Brix Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 when i make an argument for a case i ussually try refutation, counterargument (rarely with evidence though, mostly with reasoning. ussually giving extreme examples.), or contradiction. i rarely do the first one becuase i try to go in with the perspective that i can be convinced elsewize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirgall Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 when i make an argument for a case i ussually try refutation, counterargument (rarely with evidence though, mostly with reasoning. ussually giving extreme examples.), or contradiction. i rarely do the first one becuase i try to go in with the perspective that i can be convinced elsewize. Yeah, in general I save that for someone I've had many conversations with before and can trust to switch on the "formal argument" light mutually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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