Thursday, October 2, 2008

Quibbling

We quibble when we complain about a minor point and falsely believe that this complaint somehow undermines the main point. To avoid this error, the logical reasoner will not make a mountain out of a mole hill nor take people too literally.

Example:

I've found typographical errors in your poem, so the poem is neither inspired nor perceptive.

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