This a common fallacy used by some apologists on Tweb, and of course repeatedly denied. It is usually what I call the Escape or Pixie Dust Fallacy to shut down dialogue. or as is most often the case that they are frustrated with an argument that they cannot constructively respond to.
Simple forms of 'Self-Refuting Fallacies are:
"Is it an absolute truth and we cannot know absolute truths?" - seer
Some call these simple forms of 'Cancelling Hypothesis' where the self-refutation is that the second part cancels out the first part.
Bo Bennett responded to two examples of this fallacy. Both have similar wording and result.
Note that if the purpose is just a statement of of irony or humor, than of course it is meaningless in any argument as is the fallacy.
The second example is in response to seer's statement which is similar.
Simple forms of 'Self-Refuting Fallacies are:
"Is it an absolute truth and we cannot know absolute truths?" - seer
Some call these simple forms of 'Cancelling Hypothesis' where the self-refutation is that the second part cancels out the first part.
Bo Bennett responded to two examples of this fallacy. Both have similar wording and result.
Note that if the purpose is just a statement of of irony or humor, than of course it is meaningless in any argument as is the fallacy.
The second example is in response to seer's statement which is similar.
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