Refuting

Cogito ergo sum
Logic and rhetoric

Key articles

* Logical fallacy
* Syllogism
* Argument

General logic

* Syllogism
* Appeal to faith
* Courtier's Reply
* Pascal's wager
* Rapoport's Rules
* Rhetoric

Bad logic

* God of the gaps
* Blaming the victim
* Moralistic fallacy
* Big words
* Appeal to ancient wisdom
* گزاره‌ی حمله‌ی شخصی

v \- t \- e

Refuting means to disprove or debunk an assertion, by presentation of facts and/or logical analysis.

One of our delightful IP visitors, however, thinks this:

> [Refuting:] To disagree, or assert the opposite.

> The original meaning was to DISPROVE something, but no one uses that anymoer

> A modern example is "The Prime Minister refuted the suggestion that he was a fool, by saying that he wasn't." (sic)

Probably because they disagree with something we said. Refutation of pseudoscience and illogic is an essential part of RationalWiki's mission.

## See also[edit]

* Backfire effect

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