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Sep 6, 2012LW

Cleaning up the "Worst Argument" essay

Scott Alexander introduces 'Guilt by Association' as a fallacy where people judge things negatively based on category membership rather than actual shared features, using examples like calling MLK a 'criminal' or abortion 'murder' to illustrate when this reasoning fails.

11 min read 1,683 words

Aug 27, 2012LW

The noncentral fallacy - the worst argument in the world?

Scott proposes the "noncentral fallacy" as a candidate for the worst argument in the world: applying emotional reactions from archetypal category members to non-archetypal examples, illustrated through examples like calling Martin Luther King Jr. a "criminal."

15 min read 2,283 words

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