Way to go, educating the humble, faithful seeker of truth!
https://www.fairmormon.org/answers/Logical_fallacies
It is likewise notable that Mormon apologists are frequently accused of resorting to a gross misuse of logical fallacies when it suits them, while being quick to point out the smallest logical fallacy used by disaffected members.
This reminds me of something:
Jesus in Matt 7 wrote:3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
By definition, the LDS apologist defends a position which is proven through a combination of study and faith. It cannot depend solely upon facts or logical analysis.
I have heard countless stories on podcasts and online posts about good TBMs who start in the rabbit hole, head over to FAIR, and find their faith even more destroyed by what they find (or rather don't find) there.
I wonder if that has something to do with the use of logical fallacies, masquerading as convincing proof to remain faithful?
This makes me curious:
- Has anyone conducted a logical fallacy analysis on the articles at FAIR Mormon?
- I am especially the section on "evidences" which seems overflowing with fallacious arguments, presented as evidence.