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Fallacies
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You Suck! Ad Hominem
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Dogs love me because you can’t prove that they don’t love me
Negative proof fallacy
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Argument from Consequences
If we accept that humans evolved, then many religious people will lose their faith. Argument from Consequences
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You cannot clearly define what a doodlebug is, therefore we cannot discuss whether or not they exist. Loki’s Wager
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Everyone knows Cheetos are the best snack food.
Appeal to Omnipotence
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I’m right because I am the teacher.
Appeal to Authority
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You used as hominem, therefore you are wrong.
Argument from fallacy
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If you want to levy a tax to support health care, then the government can levy a tax for any reason, even to steal puppies. Reductio Ad Absurdum
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You are wrong because you used and appeal to authority.
Argument from Fallacy
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We know that dogs like cheese. Look at the monkey!
Red herring
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We should do it this way, because that is the way it has always been done.
Appeal to Tradition
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Everyone knows that Mr Sephton is the best teacher.
Appeal to Omnipotence
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“How often do you steal from your parents?”
Begging the Question
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If you are in favour of the death penalty, you must also be in favour of less strict gun laws.
Package deal fallacy
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YOU REALLY SUCK!!!! Proof by verbosity
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Definition Fallacy (No True Scotsman)
All teachers are smart. I know that Sephton is kinda dumb, but he’s not a real teacher. Definition Fallacy (No True Scotsman)
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I know that global warming is a myth because an oil executive told me it was.
False attribution
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You’re either for us or against us
False dilemma
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Cavemen were not happy because they couldn’t play Nintendo wii.
Historian’s Fallacy
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When you compared the consistency of the bells to the sun rising, your point is wrong because the sun doesn’t really rise, the earth rotates. False Analogy
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Every cell in the human body is microscopic therefore the human body is microscopic.
Composition
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Everyone likes tea because my uncle likes tea.
Cherry Picking or Proof by Example
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Mr. Sephton is kind because he told me that he is and he wouldn’t lie because he is too kind to lie.
Begging the Question
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Inconsistency Fallacy
You need evidence to back up your point, but I don’t because I just know it to be true. Inconsistency Fallacy
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You claim to be against arguing, but you are arguing your point.
Tu Quoque
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You cannot clearly define what a doodlebug is, therefore we cannot discuss whether or not they exist. Loki’s Wager
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Crime must be increasing because the news reports more murders now than they did before.
False Attribution
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I know that dogs do not think because Chewbacca was the least intelligent character in Star Wars.
Red herring
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If you believe that students can be trusted, then you must also believe that students do not need a dress code. Package deal fallacy
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Organic food is better because it is more natural
Naturalistic Fallacy
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If dogs are cool, then we like to pet them.
Non-Sequiter
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You only want to believe in fate just believe it because you don’t want to be responsible for your actions. Ad Hominem
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If we allow homosexuals to get married, then soon anyone can marry any thing.
Slippery Slope
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If we allow people freedom of speech, they will want the freedom to do anything they choose, even murder, then everyone will be dead. Slippery Slope
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I don’t want to argue with you because you are dumber than me.
Ad Hominem
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You want to decriminalize a drug
You want to decriminalize a drug. I can’t believe you want to make all drugs perfectly legal. Straw Man Fallacy
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If you think that dogs make good pets, then you must be against eating meat.
Package Deal Fallacy
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I know that this book is accurate, because the book tells me that it is accurate.
Circular Reasoning.
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Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries, now go away or I shall taunt you a second time. Ad Hominem
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