Thanks everyone for the compliments!

Quote Originally Posted by Banquo's Ghost View Post
You forgot one:

Argumentam ad Tribesman:

Bollox.
You're right; he deserves special mention.

I for one will compliment your list of fallacies. Great job!!

But if I should add some constructive criticism I would want you to clarify the Non Sequitur section of your post. The randomness is less common. The more common fallacy of this type is the use of false conclusions to valid premises.
Thanks! Good clarification.

Also, yes there are an ABUNDANCE of fallacies, and still a good many that are commonly used in internet debate! I will probably start in on some more (and some fixes) later this afternoon.

You know, I've had a similar idea myself. To have a sort of courtroom-style debate. There is little to no closure in debate as it is, and as I'm sure you know, people just come away irritated at their opponent and don't even CONSIDER the possibility that their opponent is right, even if they "won" the argument.

So people continue to post the same old thing because they don't feel that they've been disproven.

If it were feasible, it would be cool to have a couple of members who act as a panel of judges, and then at the end of the debate, they could rule as to which case was best presented.

Of course, there are many flaws with that idea, and I'm told that it's not feasible. It is asking quite a lot.