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Criticism and the Armchair Fallacy

http://www.elischiff.com/blog/2015/2/4/criticism-and-the-armchair-fallacy

by elischiff • 11 years ago

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chrisbennet• 11 years ago

It seems like the author is very intent on justifying criticism.

"When readers say "You're not wrong, you're just an asshole" they entirely miss the point. In making such a statement, they only admit that they cannot handle the truth."

No, I think the asshole is missing the point.

elischiff• 11 years ago

To your first point, I'm not sure why that is an unworthy cause.

To the second, when many perceive critical assessment of imperfection (let alone mishandling of a project) as meaning that the critic must be "asshole" then it is not the critic who should be examined, but the community unwilling to look honestly at itself.

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