Catholics Need to Stop "Name Calling"
Catholics Need to Stop "Name Calling" An Exhortation to Irenic Argumentation in Inter-Catholic Debate – Particularly as Regards the Power of Influence Parker H. Zurbuch www.parkerzurbuch.com www.catholicisminthecar.com Published: December 30, 2023 I have seen numerous troubling posts over the last few weeks, including those Catholics referring to their other fellows in religion by utilizing the following fallacies or persuasive techniques. These occur on both "sides" of the current inter-Catholic debates: 1. Ad hominem (fallacious) arguments. These are least common and most apparent when they occur. They are self-explanatory. 2. Persuasive techniques in where persons are shamed for sharing arguments from certain individuals or groups. This is quite common. It seems to be almost an "ad hominem," by extension. Should persons be "shamed" for putting forth certain valid (although *maybe* not sound) agruments from Catholic social media personalities...