Fallacy of Opposition
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Synonyms
- Self-Confidence
Explanation
Those who disagree with (oppose) you must be wrong and not thinking straight.
Example
In the article Teaching Intelligent Design as Religion or Science? William Dembski writes:
The only reasons for excluding intelligent design from science are self-serving ones. Philosophers of science who remain fully committed to evolutionary theory, but know the difference between a good and a bad argument admit as much.
In other words, people that do not consider ID to be scientific are themselves using wrong argumentation according to William Dembski.
Countermeasure
Point out even those who are the most confident in their opinions can be totally wrong, and their opponents can be right.
