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[–]Three_oneFourWanted for thought crimes in countless ideologies 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's also why there's a fallacy fallacy. Even if someone's argument is or appears fallacious, that does not mean that the argument is inherently false. It may be fully or partially true due to reasons not brought up in the fallacious argument, so just saying, "Ah! That's a strawman!" or "Boo! That's a slippery slope fallacy!" is not enough to disregard another's argument.

It does mean the other party is bad at arguing, but not that they are wrong