The reason you aren’t getting through to people is because you’re violating the maxim of manner.
Failing to comprehend plain, direct language calling things by their proper names is a skill issue.
I do get it now
A Kafka trap is a situation in which someone has already been accused of being x, and then their denial of being x is taken as further evidence that they are in fact x.
Nope.
A Kafka trap is an argument that assumes a premise of the form “if someone denies an assertion (about themselves), then that assertion is true”.
Only that conditional statement is needed.
That assumption implies the assertion is true no matter what.
The commenter observed criticism of the comic and decided they’re the kind of person the comic criticizes.
How?
They assume it’s undeniable that a critic of the comic is the kind of person the comic criticizes.
Even if a critic of the comic denies it, they are the kind of person the comic criticizes.
That’s the essential assumption of the Kafka trap fallacy: no extra premises are needed.
if you assume this comic about a guy acting like a douchebag is about you
The commenter (and now you) are making this wild assumption, not the critics who are merely criticizing the flaws.
A Kafka trap is an argument that assumes a premise of the form “if someone denies an assertion (about themselves), then that assertion is true”.
Only that conditional statement is needed.
That assumption implies the assertion is true no matter what.
Okay, so you’re doubling down on the definition that super doesn’t apply to the examples on the wiki page, nor any of the comments in this thread.
Failing to comprehend plain, direct language calling things by their proper names is a skill issue.
Nope. A Kafka trap is an argument that assumes a premise of the form “if someone denies an assertion (about themselves), then that assertion is true”. Only that conditional statement is needed. That assumption implies the assertion is true no matter what.
The commenter observed criticism of the comic and decided they’re the kind of person the comic criticizes. How? They assume it’s undeniable that a critic of the comic is the kind of person the comic criticizes. Even if a critic of the comic denies it, they are the kind of person the comic criticizes. That’s the essential assumption of the Kafka trap fallacy: no extra premises are needed.
The commenter (and now you) are making this wild assumption, not the critics who are merely criticizing the flaws.
Okay, so you’re doubling down on the definition that super doesn’t apply to the examples on the wiki page, nor any of the comments in this thread.
You’re a deeply unserious person. Get a life