Fallacy fallacy
Also called: Argument from fallacy
Concluding a claim is false because the argument for it was bad.
How to spot it
Is a faulty argument being taken as proof that the conclusion is wrong?
Example
“Your reasoning was sloppy, so you must be wrong.”
How to answer it
A bad argument leaves the claim unsupported, not disproved.
Related
- Ad hominem: Attacking the person making the argument instead of the argument.
- Shifting the burden of proof: Claiming something is true because it hasn't been disproved, and asking others to disprove it.