A form of Truth Bias where one invokes "truth" as a self-justifying warrant for their position, treating their claims as simply what's true and therefore beyond challenge. The fallacy lies in using the concept of truth to immunize one's views from examination—"I'm just telling the truth" becomes a way of saying "I don't need to argue, because what I say is simply reality." This fallacy shuts down inquiry rather than advancing it, positioning the speaker as the conduit of truth and all opponents as either deceived or deceivers. It's argument by assertion of virtue, not by evidence or reason.
Example: "She responded to every question with 'I'm just telling the truth'—as if saying it made it so. Argumentum Ad Veritatem: using the word 'truth' to avoid having to demonstrate it."
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Example: "He dismissed her policy proposals as 'not living in the real world'—never explaining why his preferred policies were any more realistic. Argumentum Ad Realitatem: using 'reality' as a cudgel rather than a standard."
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Example: "When asked about the policy's ethical problems, he simply said 'most people voted for it.' Argumentum Ad Comitia: treating election results as moral justification."
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The process of learning to evolve from being argumentative to engaging in constructive, two-way conversations. Mastering arguvolve can likely save you half of your shit
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The process of learning to evolve from being argumentative to engaging in constructive, two-way conversations. Mastering arguvolve can likely save you half of your shit
I used to just argue with my wife just to win, but I’ve started to arguvolve-now my conversations actually lead somewhere productive.and with more intimacy
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