Is there a name for an argument that is also a counter-argument?
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00:00 Is There A Name For An Argument That Is Also A Counter-Argument?
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00:33 Answer 2 Score 4
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ACCEPTED ANSWER
Score 28
I would use the idiom cuts both ways.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/cut+both+ways
cut both ways
to affect both sides of an issue equally.
ANSWER 2
Score 4
If the argument supports both sides equally and the two sides are contradictory, then neither side logically follows from the premises. That would make the argument a non-sequitur.
http://www.theskepticsguide.org/resources/logical-fallacies
Non-Sequitur
In Latin this term translates to “doesn’t follow”. This refers to an argument in which the conclusion does not necessarily follow from the premises. In other words, a logical connection is implied where none exists.
ANSWER 3
Score 2
Contradictory Argument
The question is:
A person states an argument to support a position, but that argument could equally support the opposite position.
This would be a contradictory argument because the argument gives support to a position, while at the same time nullifying that support.
ANSWER 4
Score 2
One might call the argument orthogonal, irrelevant, or not pertinent (all discussed in this article), as it does not indicate a direction in position taking.
Another possible construction is not germane:
germane (adj.)
: relating to a subject in an appropriate way