Which subjectivist fallacy is committed in the following argument? Michael Palin: Well an argument's not the same as contradiction.
John Cleese: Can be.
Michael Palin: No, it can't! An argument is a connected series of statements that establish a definite proposition.
John Cleese: No it isn't.
Michael Palin: Yes, it is! It isn't just contradiction!
John Cleese: Look, if I argue with you, I must take up a contrary position.
(Monty Python's Flying Circus, "Argument Clinic")

A) subjectivism
B) appeal to majority
C) appeal to emotion
D) appeal to force
E) none

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Alondra Artesia · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : E, Explanation :  None of the subjectivist fallacies (moral relativism, emotivism, or individual subjectivism) are present in this argument. This is a classic absurdity and contradiction in language example from Monty Python's Flying Circus, and not a serious philosophical argument.

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