Strawman. @MemberOfSpecies: "My friends & I are better decision-makers than govt; therefore, libertarianism." Does this fallacy have a name?
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Replying to @argumatronic
@argumatronic I agree people don't explicitly argue that way, so maybe I should have said "bias" rather than "fallacy".2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MemberOfSpecies
@MemberOfSpecies Rightly or wrongly, libertarians prefer people be free to make poor decisions rather than forced to make acceptable ones.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
Replying to @argumatronic
@argumatronic That's part of it. "Governments sometimes force people to make worse decisions" is another part.
4:37 PM - 14 May 2014
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