People who believe pseudo arguments, reach their conclusions with no reason or logic and they are not willing to consider any other opinion. Basically it is their way or the highway. "Their claims are true because they say so, period." These people are most likely associated with a larger group or party. In most cases their ignorance leads them to believing these false arguments. They aren't willing to obtain enough knowledge of the opposing view to even debate or question the other belief, in result they end up fighting. Which evidentially never leads to a compromise or civil settlement. By arguing you are supposed to reach a conclusion or at least enlighten your self about someone else's opinion, irrelevant to the fact that you disagree. Using pseudo arguments these conclusions are never reached.
The most common example I have witnesses is in political debates between teenagers. Often, both sides are only spewing off ideas that have been fed into their minds by their parents. They never discuss the actual positions of the candidates or the global issues being debated, they are too busy bashing the other person.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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