Desrtopa comments on The noncentral fallacy - the worst argument in the world? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Desrtopa 01 September 2012 03:02:25AM 2 points [-]

Are these all instances of the worst argument in the world? If they aren't examples of the worst argument in the world, why not?

I would say that they are all examples. Just because they would fly in typical discourse doesn't mean that they aren't very bad arguments, it's just that they're very bad arguments in favor of reasonable positions.