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Distinction without a difference Fallacy |
A type of logical fallacy where a speaker attempts to describe a distinction between two or more things although no difference exists. |
"He is not an alien worker, He is an invading alien." |
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Faulty Analogy Fallacy |
Assuming that because two things are alike in one or more respects, they are necessarily alike in some other respect. |
"To say humans are immortal is like saying a car can run forever" |
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Loaded Question Fallacy |
A question that contains a controversial or unjustified assumption. Presumption of guilt. |
"Have you stopped cheating on your tests?" |
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Pity Fallacy |
Trying to prove a point by appealing to sympathy. |
"You must accept that 2+2=46, after all; i am dying." (Still doesn't make the claim true) |
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Wishful thinking Fallacy |
Assumption that because we wish something to be true or false, it is actually true or false. |
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