Scott Mccal Idiots

As I’m sure most people are aware of, the Internet is often the breeding ground of idiots and illogical arguments. One fictional character that often (unfortunately) inspires said idiots and brings forth a whole host of inane logic, is one Scott McCall, or as he is often mockingly referred to, Werewolf Jesus. This nickname was brought forth by the way many of his fans treat him, as if he can do no wrong. Those critical of the character often point out his self-righteousness, his hypocrisy, his bizarrely naive way of trusting anyone, or his apparent ineptitude at being a leader. Whenever faced with these arguments, however, the fans always pull out their crushing final blow, their trump card. If you criticize Scott on any of the above mentioned …show more content…
Secondly, it is an ad hominem, though unfortunately, it can be an effective one. People who are suddenly painted as a villain and are unused to it can often be scared off, and will retreat into the shadows. Those who do not can be made a mockery of, and are often viewed as laughable even by people who don’t know what’s going on, but saw the attacks made against them, and choose to believe them. It can be a bandwagon fallacy, with multiple people ganging up on one or two others to strike them down and make them agree that Scott is indeed Werewolf Jesus and that they are terrible, racist people. It is also a somewhat subtle appeal to force, hinting that, ‘If you don’t agree, you’re racist. You don’t want to be racist, do you?’ It is a false premise, as, like I said before, his race is not even considered in most, if not all of the criticisms made, at least those by reasonable people, and going along with that is a non sequitur. It is also missing the point, those who use it often completely ignore any good points their opponents may have made, dismissing them with their magic argument. I could go on, but it’s clear that this is a point riddled with logical bullet holes, and yet it continues to trudge