I just wish people were less aggressive when arguing on the internet. It just gets so vitriolic and about winning rather than finding the truth
I also hate when people think “downvote = disagree” when that’s really not what we should be using it for. I never down vote in a debate (unless they get rude or offensive) and I always feel bad when someone comes along and down votes the person I’m arguing with! Now they’re going to think it’s me doing it and get angry!
I guess it really makes a difference how you’re having an argument. Generally irl, arguments would be more logical as it is easy to determine if there is sarcasm involved, etc.
Online it may be hard to determine the writers intent, and some may just dismiss the writers comment. This aspect might be the reason why arguments online are so ferocious.
Haaaaf in the baaaag
No one wins arguments on the internet. There’s too many people that only use fallacies but have no idea that’s what they’re doing. It’s a black hole.
It’s not even about fallacies, most people don’t want to change their opinions, they just want to be right. They don’t care about having a discussion or learning. They’re more interested in fighting and intellectual browbeating than they are opening up to the possibility that they might be wrong or being empathetic and not shaming people over being wrong.
ah, got this all the time arguing with flat-earthers. Call it the post-nutjob clarity
I hope it can atleast convince some onlookers. Otherwise it would’nt’ve been useful.