I'm thinking we need a new fallacy: the Appeal to Silence by Internet Troll fallacy.

I'm thinking we need a new fallacy: the Appeal to Silence by Internet Troll fallacy. I'd file it somewhere between Appeal to Authority and Slippery Slope.  It's when you don't have infinite time to argue with someone online, so they accuse you of being afraid to debate them and claim victory in the argument.

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  1. Iman CrawfordDecember 22, 2012 at 11:13 AM

    I think that one goes hand in hand with the one where they never admit you are right and change the subject.

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  2. Chris Collins-WooleyDecember 22, 2012 at 11:29 AM

    I'm thinking we don't need this new fallacy and am prepared to argue so until Wednesday morning.

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  3. Bill GloverDecember 22, 2012 at 4:32 PM

    Coincidentally, I linked to the http://yourlogicalfallacyis.com site in a post for the first time yesterday.

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