So, the idea here is that when someone points out a fallacy in an argument, the argument must be wrong… right?
Wrong. Just because a fallacy has been committed in an argument, does not necessarily mean it is inherently false. It simply means that more work needs to be done to it.
For Example:
“When you tell me we should be doing what other affluent countries are doing by providing universal health care, you are committing a bandwagon fallacy. Therefore, we should not support universal healthcare since the argument rests on fallacious reasoning.”
It’s pretty clear here that just because someone commits a fallacy in their argument, it does not necessarily make it false or wrong. It just means further work needs to be done if it is to be proved logically.