05-11-2017, 09:09 PM
(05-11-2017, 08:48 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: The persuasiveness of my argument can be affected by your bias. However, pointing out your bias doesn't affect the persuasiveness of my argument.
If I facetiously write, "At least you have an open mind," to point out you are biased (which we already know everyone is) it doesn't make my argument more or less persuasive. Meanwhile our biases are already evident.
Well I mean, if you have a problem with what bfine said, you should probably take that up with bfine. I'm not claiming that accusing someone of bias affects the accusers argument. I'm saying it affects the accused individual's argument because it shows that they are not being fair in what they are arguing. The fact that we all have biases is irrelevant. It's what our specific biases say about specific arguments that are important and should be pointed out.
