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The Castlevania Dungeon Forums => General Castlevania Discussion => Topic started by: Mooning Freddy on March 07, 2018, 08:40:15 PM
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I bet you all remember the cheesy Symphony of the Night intro "argument" between Dracula and Richter. I got bored and as a fan of philosophy, decided to analyze the logical fallacies in their arguments. Hope you will enjoy this as I had.
Richter: Die monster. You don't belong in this world!
Ad Hominem: Attacking your opponent's character or personal traits (monster) in an attempt to undermine their argument (or in this case, existence).
Essentialism / Appeal to Nature: Saying that something "belongs" somewhere is a fallacy unless you are able to make a convincing argument about why is belongs (or doesn't belong) there.
Dracula: It was not by my hand that I am once again given flesh. I was called here by humans, who wish to pay me tribute.
Burden of Proof: Saying that the burden of proof lies not with the person making the claim, but with someone else to disprove (The humans who wish to pay tribute).
Richter: Tribute? You steal men's souls, and make them your slaves.
Irrelevant: While Richter's statement might be true, it's irrelevant to Dracula's prior statement.
Dracula: Perhaps the same could be said of all religions.
Tu Quoque / Whataboutism: Avoiding having to engage with criticism by turning it back on the accuser - answering criticism with criticism.
False equivalence: While the same could be metaphorically said of all religions, Dracula is doing it quite literally.
Richter: Your words are as empty as your soul. Mankind ill needs a savior such as you.
Ad Hominem: (again…)
Begging the Question: A circular argument in which the conclusion (Mankind doesn't need Dracula) is included in the premise (Dracula is bad).
Dracula: What is a man?! A miserable little pile of secrets!
Ambiguity: Using double meanings or ambiguities of language to mislead or misrepresent the truth.
Bullshit: Dracula is just bullshitting now. He doesn't even make any sense.
Dracula: But enough talk; have at you!
Appeal to violence: … And resorting to violence because he doesn't have any arguments anymore.
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While I had my laugh with this, I think what you pointed out is pretty spot-on. It LOOKS like a debate, but really is just they calling the other names in fancy wording :P
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so basically, an internet argument before the existence of the internet.
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I wasn't too sure about this when I started reading but by the end I was thoroughly amused. Well done.
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This is amazing!