Merely pointing out that the system starts from freedom and ends with “despotism” and that its conclusion is “monstrous” to you… is not enough. It’s not a real argument.
sure it is! consider a classic troll argument that 1=0. we can conclude that some premise, or step of reasoning must be false, even if we are unable to locate the step. collaborative inquiry would have us then work together to determine the gap.
here, the contradiction is moral rather than logical: “i cannot stand the world that this argument implies is necessary.” nonetheless, a response of “well, you need to engage with the reasoning, not just the conclusion” is rather missing the tone. we should prefer to work with our potentially dissatisfied friend to better understand our own argument, and the range of conclusions they could support.
sure it is! consider a classic troll argument that 1=0. we can conclude that some premise, or step of reasoning must be false, even if we are unable to locate the step. collaborative inquiry would have us then work together to determine the gap.
here, the contradiction is moral rather than logical: “i cannot stand the world that this argument implies is necessary.” nonetheless, a response of “well, you need to engage with the reasoning, not just the conclusion” is rather missing the tone. we should prefer to work with our potentially dissatisfied friend to better understand our own argument, and the range of conclusions they could support.