tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post2733526167925020729..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Extreme examplesRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-1448522573433982252013-07-19T12:10:27.070-04:002013-07-19T12:10:27.070-04:00Actually, the type of "abortion" is rele...Actually, the type of "abortion" is relevant. If Pol Pot's mother miscarried, I wouldn't consider that to be either tragic or wrong.<br /><br />In addition, I have specified what my counterexamples are countering. stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-19309398545706603812013-07-19T11:45:25.035-04:002013-07-19T11:45:25.035-04:00Andrew, you make an excellent point. This is why s...Andrew, you make an excellent point. This is why specificity in stating the there parallelism is important when using things like extreme/contrary examples. Simply throwing out a query like "If Pol Pot had died at 17, would that be tragic?" actually does not work, because the purpose and meaning for using it are implied and not explicated. Even adding a single sentence such as, "Surely, we cannot mean that would be a tragedy if everyone who ever lived if they had died young. We might take Pol Pot as an example." And you could work this out a bit further as well. By doing so, and guiding the other person through the thought process, you can help them clarify their thinking. Just throwing out some extreme example and assuming all of your implications will be understood will simply not work.<br /><br />Your objection here, to prove the point, is 100% spot on. Distinguishing the morality or type of abortion is not relevant to the point, which is that extreme arguments that are in fact, not arguments, but merely unqualified statements are just as ineffective as the original blanket statements themselves. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-68375212208974020492013-07-17T09:41:13.980-04:002013-07-17T09:41:13.980-04:00LonelyBoy, it's also possible to search by key...LonelyBoy, it's also possible to search by keywords (in the column on the right) and also to consult the archives by date. That is a bit more hit-and-miss, but I've found it valuable in any event. John Bugayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728044301053738095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-38783471749460196182013-07-17T08:56:59.760-04:002013-07-17T08:56:59.760-04:00I think you can still get to the topical index via...I think you can still get to the topical index via archive.orgMatheteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13527032591499860552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-26119238363259727522013-07-17T07:27:48.862-04:002013-07-17T07:27:48.862-04:00Hi LonelyBoy,
Sorry, we no longer have the triap...Hi LonelyBoy, <br /><br />Sorry, we no longer have the triapologia.com domain. <br /><br />Plus, Steve's Topical Index has been superceded by Triablogue Master Index and Triablogue Topical Index. <br /><br />Someday we'll have to create a comprehensive index, or otherwise better organize all our posts into something easily accessible to our readers.Patrick Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16095377877712197984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-75426116912409904102013-07-17T05:31:07.796-04:002013-07-17T05:31:07.796-04:00steve what happened to steve's topical index I...steve what happened to steve's topical index I cant read a thing i wanted to read your old articlesLonelyBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02296231795980808737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-73554934473094282692013-07-17T00:11:44.425-04:002013-07-17T00:11:44.425-04:00Are you referring to induced abortions, spontaneou...Are you referring to induced abortions, spontaneous abortions (i.e. miscarriages), or both? <br /><br />I also think you're failing to distinguish between the morality of abortion and whether Pol Pot dying in utero would be tragic. Those are two separate issues.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-89104900022944388992013-07-16T23:49:05.255-04:002013-07-16T23:49:05.255-04:00I agree with your point but I don't think your...I agree with your point but I don't think your example argument works. What if Pol Pot had been aborted? Are all abortions tragic? I think we agree that they are. Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056210915546208869noreply@blogger.com