Raw LLM Responses

There’s a fallacy analogy from the Chinese internet, called “this egg tastes terrible” （这鸡蛋真难吃）, it’s quite funny and specially relevant to online comment debates on political topics. Here’s a version I found online, translated by ChatGPT (quite long): A: This egg tastes terrible. B: The neighbor’s eggs taste even worse. Why don’t you talk about that? Changing the subject / Appeal to worse problems fallacy: Trying to avoid the issue by pointing out something worse elsewhere instead of addressing the current problem. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: Offer some constructive suggestions. If you’re capable, why don’t you lay a tasty egg yourself? Ad hominem / Rebuttal fallacy: Shifting the focus to A’s personal ability instead of the taste of the egg, thereby dodging the criticism. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: The chicken that laid it is hardworking, brave, kind, and upright. Do you have no conscience at all?! Emotional blackmail / Appeal to emotion fallacy: Shifting the discussion to the chicken’s moral character and using moral pressure to silence A rather than discussing the taste of the egg. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: It’s already a big improvement compared to before. Concept shifting / Relativism fallacy: Even if there has been improvement, the egg may still taste bad. Using past conditions to defend the present is unreasonable. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: What are your intentions in saying that? What’s your real motive? Mind-reading / Questioning motives fallacy: Instead of discussing the taste of the egg, B speculates about A’s motives and attempts to discredit the claim by attacking A’s character. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: How much did the neighbor pay you to come here and talk nonsense? Ad hominem / Defamation fallacy: Directly attacking A and making baseless accusations, completely avoiding the issue of the egg’s taste. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: No matter how bad it is, it was laid by our own chicken. That alone means you can’t say it tastes bad. Appeal to kinship / Special relationship fallacy: Using emotional or relational ties to avoid an objective evaluation of the egg’s taste. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: The neighbor’s eggs are fake eggs. False information / Straw man fallacy: Fabricating false claims and attacking a nonexistent issue to avoid evaluating one’s own egg. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: Without the old farm manager, you wouldn’t even have this egg to eat. Appeal to authority / Gratitude fallacy: Shifting the focus to someone’s past contributions to avoid evaluating the taste of the egg. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: You need to be patient with our chicken. It will definitely lay tastier eggs in the future. Appeal to the future / False hope fallacy: Using future possibilities to evade the current problem, which does not resolve the fact that the egg tastes bad now. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: The neighbor went through the same thing. This is just an early stage. Appeal to the group / False analogy fallacy: Using others’ experiences to justify the situation, while “being in an early stage” does not change the fact that the egg tastes bad. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: Many families fell apart after eating the neighbor’s eggs. Conflicts increased, living standards declined, and everything collapsed in the end. Slippery slope / Fearmongering fallacy: Exaggerating negative consequences to create fear and avoid evaluating one’s own egg. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: Actually, the neighbor’s eggs are just as bad. All crows are black. There are no tasty eggs in this world. False dilemma / Overgeneralization fallacy: Creating the illusion that all eggs are bad in order to avoid evaluating one’s own egg. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: Our household is huge and the issues are very complex. Laying eggs isn’t as simple as you think. Overcomplicating / Red herring fallacy: Making a simple issue seem complex to obscure the fact that the egg tastes bad. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: Stop arguing. This household must not be thrown into chaos. Stability overrides everything! Appeal to stability / Suppression of criticism fallacy: Using “stability” as a reason to silence criticism and avoid discussing the egg’s taste. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: Our family has weak stomachs. At this stage, we’re not suitable for eating duck eggs. Concept shifting / Irrelevant reason fallacy: Diverting the discussion to duck eggs, which is unrelated to the taste of the chicken egg. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: Everything has a process. Now is not the time to eat duck eggs. Appeal to process / Delay tactic fallacy: Using “process” as an excuse to postpone addressing the problem. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: There’s no point discussing this. Spend your time doing something practical instead. Dismissal of discussion / Evasion of responsibility fallacy: Avoiding the problem by denying the value of discussion. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: Are you dissatisfied with our chicken farm? The farm feeds you for free and this is how you repay us? Get lost! Labeling / Escalated ad hominem fallacy: Slapping labels on A and escalating to threats instead of addressing the issue. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: What’s your name? What do you do? What position are you speaking from? Interrogation / Red herring fallacy: Questioning A’s identity to undermine the claim rather than discussing the egg’s taste. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: 【This user’s comment has been blocked by the administrator】 Power suppression / Silencing fallacy: Using authority to suppress criticism directly and revoke A’s right to speak. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: Everyone be careful. This person’s IP address is overseas. Appeal to origin / Deflection fallacy: Shifting focus to A’s location to imply ulterior motives and avoid evaluating the egg. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: Bad eggs are extremely rare. The vast majority of eggs are good, excellent, and able to withstand scrutiny! Hasty generalization / Denial of reality fallacy: Even if most eggs are good, that does not negate the fact that this particular egg tastes bad. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: This is a rumor. I can responsibly say that all our eggs are qualified and healthy! Concept shifting / Red herring fallacy: Confusing “tastes bad” with “meets health standards” to avoid addressing taste. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: You don’t know anything. The breeder is actually making a very big strategic move… Appeal to authority / Obfuscation fallacy: Using authority and vague rhetoric to suppress criticism and evade the issue. ⸻ A: This egg tastes terrible. B: So far, I haven’t found it to taste bad. Experts say the probability of it being bad is low. Even if it is, it’s structural bad taste. Appeal to authority / Definitional manipulation fallacy: Using personal experience and expert opinions to dismiss A’s experience, and inventing terms like “structural bad taste” to obscure the issue.