Psychohistorian comments on Catchy Fallacy Name Fallacy (and Supporting Disagreement) - Less Wrong

23 Post author: JGWeissman 21 May 2009 06:01AM

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Comment author: Psychohistorian 21 May 2009 01:18:39PM 3 points [-]

This post is clearly an argumentum ad baculum, and should be dismissed as such.

Let's see what happens!

Comment author: conchis 21 May 2009 02:00:46PM *  2 points [-]

Hehe. You said baculum.

[Insert obligatory request for clarification, accompanied by faux scolding for failing to link to the wikipedia entry on argumentum ad baculum, and gratuitous link to the wikipedia entry on baculum proper.]