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by AnimalMuppet 1462 days ago
Most people can't construct a valid argument unless they have taken philosophy classes in college? That sounds like your argument is rather shoddy.
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What is your argument then? Saying nuh-uh you're wrong isn't a valid argument.
Saying "that argument is faulty" is a valid argument about the other argument. It is not a valid argument about the original topic.

I can say that the argument is invalid without even taking a position on the original topic. I can do so with extra appreciation of the irony when the original claim was "those people can't construct a valid argument".