I’d like to say that this is just a mean-spirited joke, but some people do use a bit less obvious forms of these canards. Some messageboards could hold a logic-fault bingo with items like these. Beware!
Rule #1 (Argument from persecution)
You know you are right if there are people telling you you’re wrong.
Rule #2 (Argument from sycophants)
You know you are right if there are people telling you you’re right.
Rule #3 (The running-in-place ruse)
If it looks like you could be wrong, you aren’t. It’s a test, and you pass if you refuse to admit you might be wrong.
Rule #4 (The wild hairy guess gambit)
If it looks like you could be right, you are. It’s a test, and you pass if you refuse to admit you might be wrong.
Rule #5 (The tautology trick)
Once you accept that the Truth is true, it is clearly apparent that the Truth is true.
Rule #6 (The anti-atheism attack)
If someone doesn’t accept the Truth as true, they cannot see that the Truth is clearly true.
