A fallacy where you accuse your opponent of committing logical fallacies specifically to avoid dealing with the content of their arguments. The move uses "that'
s a fallacy" as a conversation-ender, not a genuine critique. Instead of showing why
something is fallacious and what that means, the accuser simply labels and dismisses. The fallacy lies in treating fallacy identification as refutation—as if naming the error does the
work of argument. Real fallacy analysis requires showing why the fallacy matters, how it affects the argument, and what remains after it's removed. Logical Excuse Fallacy skips
all that and just declares victory.
Logical Excuse Fallacy "He spent the whole debate saying 'that's a straw man,' 'that's ad hominem,' 'that's hasty generalization'—
never once engaging what I actually
said. That's Logical Excuse Fallacy—using fallacy names as excuses to avoid argument. Real critique engages; labeling just dismisses. The fallacies
may have been real; the excuse was the point."