Arguments
Explanation
The Joke
Two people have a heated argument. One makes a good point, and the other — instead of acknowledging it — pivots to a different argument, moves the goalposts, or attacks the person instead of the position. This continues through every logical fallacy in the book, presented as a natural escalation of any human disagreement.
The Humor
The comic is a taxonomy of bad-faith arguing disguised as a conversation. Each panel demonstrates a different logical fallacy or rhetorical trick (ad hominem, strawman, appeal to authority, whataboutism, etc.) in a naturalistic way that makes the reader uncomfortably recognize their own behavior.
The joke is that this pattern is universal: even people who know about logical fallacies commit them constantly in the heat of argument. Knowing the names of the fallacies doesn't make you immune to them.
Context
This comic is frequently shared in online discussions about debate and rhetoric, often ironically (by people committing the exact fallacies the comic describes).