Honestly, I’ve seen a few different definitions for it, from an argument that’s just meant to br antagonistic, another is that it’s one where the one making seeks to win no matter what, another is where the person making it knows it’s wrong but makes it anyway.
Can anyone nail down what arguing in bad faith actually is for me? If so, that’d be great.
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“You should vote for me because the earth is flat and my opponent sucks on toads.”
I know, or should know, that the earth is not flat. *I’m arguing in bad faith because I’m resting my argument on a premise that I should know to be faulty, but I’m asking you to accept it anyway.*
I don’t have any good reason to believe that my opponent sucks toads. *I’m arguing in bad faith because I’m making an unlikely accusation without evidence.*
What’s more, there’s no connection between my election and the shape of the earth. *I’m arguing in bad faith because I’m claiming that something supports my conclusion when I know it to be irrelevant.*
And by the way, any amphibians that may live in my terrarium are not your business, and neither is what I do with them. *I’m arguing in bad faith because I’m holding my opponent to a standard that I don’t hold myself, namely inspection of our possible toad-sucking habits.*
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