Assertions are not arguments

Assertions are not arguments

When your opponent makes an assertion rather than a formal argument, the burden of proof is on them to defend their own assertion, not on you to refute it. Knowing that makes all the difference in a conversation you might have on abortion.

I hate women, so what?

I hate women, so what?

The pro-life argument stands on its merits, not the behavior of the person making the argument. Whether I hate women or love them is irrelevant to the question, “what is the unborn?”