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How HN took it
7 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 6 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score +0.02.
Design: 4 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful A-Z list of fallacies.
From 2 comments
Finally, a A-Z list of logical fallacies!
iamuser on HNYou might appreciate this site: https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/
RichardHeart on HN
Objections
Fallacy-hunting tends to shut down debate rather than improve it.
From 2 comments
I'm afraid that a resource like this will make internet debates even less pleasant and productive than they already are. To my experience, calling out an internet interlocutor…
YeGoblynQueenne on HNIt's not obvious to me that this is a good thing to have. I predict that its primary usage will be as a generator of fully-general counterarguments: people will use it to look up…
Smaug123 on HN
Some definitions are inaccurate, e.g. naturalistic fallacy and probabilistic fallacies.
From 2 comments
I strongly suggest using better sources for this. You should avoid using Wikipedia when things like the SEP[1] and IEP[2] are available. Also, "probabilistic" fallacies are not…
dvt on HN"Probabilistic fallacies" aren't "formal fallacies" because formal fallacies have a very narrow definition: they are fallacies of formal logic -- be it FOL, SOL, infinitary…
dvt on HN
Interface is confusing; the info button and symbols are unclear.
From 2 comments
I don't understand what's supposed to be especially intuitive about this? It's an alphabetic list of fallacies - how do I "lookup" one if not by just scrolling down the list? I…
pragmatick on HNI appreciate the effort you put in for designing the site but as a user it’s confusing for me. Before using the content i have to learn how to use your site ? Why not keep the…
cryptozeus on HN
Content largely copied from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
From 1 comment
this looks to largely be a "cool" UI on top of this page (the few examples etc that i checked are copied verbatim from here): https://www.iep.utm.edu/fallacy/#RedHerring i prefer…
maximente on HN
Requests
Add plain-English explanations and more examples.
From 2 comments
I wonder if anyone has ever said, sincerely, "sir, I believe you are committing an Argumentum ad Baculum," let alone had this produce a useful result. Discussion is subject to an…
ben509 on HNIf I could recommend something: the ability to share a specific fallacy to social media in response to a comment or tweet will bring you a lot of traffic. I would sometimes link…
dandare on HN
Add a share-to-social-media option for specific fallacies.
From 1 comment
If I could recommend something: the ability to share a specific fallacy to social media in response to a comment or tweet will bring you a lot of traffic. I would sometimes link…
dandare on HN
Add a random fallacy button.
From 1 comment
A random button would be a nice addition.
fbrncci on HN
Make pagination clearer.
From 1 comment
I really loved the site, great work. My only feedback is to make the pagination more apparent...I at first thought it was a work in progress and you only had the first 20 until I…
adim86 on HN
Add a fallback for users without JavaScript.
From 1 comment
I liked the style of the site and the clear presentation (I've bookmarked it, you have repeat business:) but I'd appreciate it if there was a fallback for those without…
brigandish on HN
Questions
Will it include cognitive biases?
From 1 comment
Hmm, will it include cognitive biases, too? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases
johnisgood on HN
Are there attempts to detect fallacies programmatically in text?
From 3 comments
are there any successful attempts to programatically detect fallacies in text?
Khanhanhan on HNSeems like a good collection of various logical constructs. I wonder if the authors have any plans to program it into something that could identify or use these same patterns in…
aerodynamika on HNIs anyone working on a fallacy, lie detecter using NLP ?
foobar_ on HN
Alternatives named
yourlogicalfallacyis.com
From 2 comments
In a similar vein https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com was put together back in early 2012. Not quite exhaustive, but meant to cover off the big hitters. Main benefit was that it…
somishere on HNYou might appreciate this site: https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/
RichardHeart on HN
Wikipedia's List of fallacies
From 1 comment
See also Wikipedia’s “List of fallacies”: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies
trevyn on HN
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy fallacy page
From 1 comment
this looks to largely be a "cool" UI on top of this page (the few examples etc that i checked are copied verbatim from here): https://www.iep.utm.edu/fallacy/#RedHerring i prefer…
maximente on HN
Fallacy Files taxonomy
From 1 comment
I prefer http://www.fallacyfiles.org/taxonnew.htm, albeit that page could really do with some DRAKON-derived layouting rules.
no_identd on HN