Quibbling

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Contents 1 Synonyms 2 Explanation 3 Demarcation 4 Category 5 External Links 6 Examples in creationist arguments

Synonyms

• Spurious Superficiality
• Trivial Objections
• Emphatic
• Megatrifle
• Cavil

Explanation

You commit this fallacy if you try to undermine the main point by complaining about a minor point that has no bearing on the main point.

Demarcation

You do not commit this fallacy if you:

• shoot down what seems to be a minor point but is a crucial link in the logic of the opponent's argument.

Category

• Red Herring

External Links

• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy [1]
• Objectivism [2]

Examples in creationist arguments