Chapter 96 [Chapter Eleven Sophistry in Refutation] <Introduction>

When discussing a problem, if you disagree with someone else's point of view, you can refute it.A counterargument is a special kind of argument that aims to prove that the opponent's thesis or the evidence supporting the thesis is false, or that the opponent's method of argument is wrong.To make the rebuttal correct, the rules of rebuttal must be followed, that is, the rebuttal should be aimed at the other party's topic, and cannot be changed to another topic; the arguments used in the rebuttal should be true; the method of argument used in the rebuttal should be correct. The sophistry techniques used by sophists to violate the rules of refutation mainly include: deliberately distorting the opponent's argument; shifting the topic; personal attack; wrong derivation; false arguments;