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Note: You might want to read How to Analyse Arguments From Analogy first. Summary This post analyses various arguments from analogy (“AFAs”) used in victim blaming. It also talks about victim blaming in general – what we mean by blame and responsibility, and the psychological causes of victim blaming. Finally, it argues that victim blaming isContinue reading “Victim Blaming Analogies”

Note: You might want to read How to Argue first, to understand the structure of arguments in general. An argument from analogy is similar to what we simply call an analogy, but is different in that it’s an argument, whereas an analogy is usually just a stating of a similarity. “Your driving is like RahulContinue reading “How to Analyse Arguments From Analogy”

If you spend any amount of time online, chances are you have been involved in online debates and arguments. Sometimes these things go well, but more often than not it’s a “comment trail war” where multiple participants say all kinds of things and no one is clear what the other person is saying. A hundred-plusContinue reading “How to Argue”