Refuting

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

Cogito ergo sum Logic and rhetoric

Key articles

Logical fallacy Syllogism Argument

General logic

Appeal to nature Burden of proof Confusion of the inverse Fallacy of opposition Relevance logic تقلیل به هیتلر

Bad logic

Anecdotal evidence Didit fallacy Fallacy of accent Texas sharpshooter fallacy Your Logical Fallacy Is دوراهی اشتباهی v - t - e

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

Backfire effect

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