Trump Argument For America

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What is a Logical Fallacy, Exactly?
The word "fallacy" comes from the Latin "fallacia" which means "deception, deceit, trick, artifice," however, a more specific meaning in logic (a logical fallacy) that dates back to the 1550s means "false syllogism, invalid argumentation."

http://pcl.stanford.edu/campaigns/2016/?adv=Donald+Trump%E2%80%99s+Argument+for+America
In this ad “Trump Argument for America” supported by Trump campaign was published on November 06 2016. In the ad Trump was attacking his opponent, he used couple of the logical fallacy.
1- False Cause: Mean “ You presumed that a real or perceived relation between things means that one is the cause of the other”
In the ad Trump, he mentioned that because of the previous administration

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