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Either-Or Fallacy
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To persuade with 2 choices but almost always lead to the other.
--My way, or the other really bad choice. Ex: "Give me liberty or give me death." |
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False Analogy Fallacy
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Compares 2 things to another in a false manner; they do not match up to each other.
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Non-Sequitur Fallacy
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It does not follow.
If there are 2 statements and a conclusion is made--usually the conclusion is not logical. EX: The most common name in china is lin. Fred's last name is lin. ...Fred is chinese. |
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Ad-hominem Fallacy
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Attack the man.
Irrelevant to the argument. EX: You are short so you can't be in our group. |
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Appeal to authority Fallacy
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The authority is NOT an expert in the matter being discussed.
(God is the ultimate authority) EX: Robin Williams in a ST. Jude commercial. |
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Post Hoc Ergo Proptor Hoc Fallacy
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"After this therefore because of this"
Confuses chronology with causality. EX: I started to eat subway so I lost a lot of weight. |
