Logical Fallacies
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| show | is an error in logic something that makes your argument suspect, incomplete, and/or untrue. Fallacies may be either careless mistakes or intentional deceptions. Basically a flaw in logic
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| argument to the man | show 🗑
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| show | seeking assent by stirring up powerful emotions(such as a fear or prejudice) rather than building a logical case. Used to divert an audience's attention
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| begging the question | show 🗑
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| either/or fallacy | show 🗑
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| equivocation | show 🗑
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| faulty causation | show 🗑
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| show | a question such as "where did you go after you stole the car?"; that is a question that actually contains two question that must be addressed seperately first.
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| faulty generalization | show 🗑
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| show | assuming that since two things are alike in one respect they must be alike in others. often an analogy is false because important pieces of information are missing or overlooked
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| show | building your argument on verifiable facts but deliberately failing to give your audience the full story.
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| non sequitur | show 🗑
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| red herring | show 🗑
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| straw man fallacy | show 🗑
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