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“Pain-Away worked for me, so it’s sure to work for you, too.”

faulty generalization

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The reason billions of children starve to death each year is because we live in a world that does not care.

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"If you lie, than you will end up in jail." Is an example of...

faulty generalization

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We should pass a constitutional amendment making it illegal to burn the American flag. Anyone who thinks otherwise just hates America.

fallacy of extension

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"The Cardinals are the best football team because they're better than all the other teams."

circular reasoning

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If you're going to add that much salt to the soup, you might as well pour the whole box in!

faulty generalization

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Senator Jones wants a strong national defense, but I will not vote for him because he moved to Canada to avoid being drafted for war when he was in college.

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“He’s not a great athlete; he’s a fraud, a cheat and a liar. That’s why not everybody is ‘happy for Lance.'”

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My philosophy professor believes in ghosts and goes to séances. She’s an intelligent, educated, person, so ghosts must be real, and spiritualism must be true.

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Scientist: Evolution explains how animals developed, adapted and diversified over millions of years. Opponent: If we evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys? And why don't we have three arms? Wouldn't that give me a competitive advantage? What kind of a logical fallacy is this?

fallacy of extension

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Trump presents a dark image of America if Clinton is elected, with “Syrian refugees flooding in, illegal immigrants convicted of crimes staying.”

faulty generalization

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"Blondes are less intelligent than people with other hair colors."

faulty generalization

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No one has ever been able to prove that extraterrestrials exist, so they must not be real.

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The red bicycle is red.

circular reasoning

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“I don’t understand why you’re saying I broke a promise. I said I’d never speak again to my ex-girlfriend. And I didn’t. I just sent her a quick text.”

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My job interview did not go well. I'll never get a job.

faulty generalization

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Why does the law state that you have to be 21 years old to drink? Does it really make any difference if you are 20 years and 364 days old? That is absurd. Therefore, if a single day makes no difference, then a collection of 1095 single days won’t make any difference. Therefore, changing the drinking age to 18 will not make any difference.

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Senator Jones supports a strong national defense. If you do vote for him, our country will be invaded, and it will start World War III.

appeal to emotion

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Your either for America or against her!!!

false dilemma

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President Bennett is an effective communicator, because he has a natural talent for speaking with people. against

circular reasoning

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I know three redheads who have terrible tempers, and since Annabel has red hair, I’ll bet she has a terrible temper too.

faulty generalization

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You said that because an authority thinks something, it must therefore be true.

fallacy of credibility

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"The building is closed. I saw 2 people standing outside the door."What is this type of logical fallacy?

faulty generalization

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I don't think we need to talk to the people in the Justice Department about the practicality of enforcing this bill. The Justice Department is full of Democrats, and they are already biased against it.

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Speaker 1: Did you torture the prisoner? Speaker 2: No, we just held him under water for a while, and then did a mock hanging.

equivocation

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If I eat this donut today, I'll probably do it again tomorrow and the next day, and then I'll never be able to eat healthy again.

faulty generalization

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use of people's desire to be part of the group to convince them

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We must have a poltergeist in the house. When the dog ran under the table, the vase just seemed to jump off the shelf all by itself.

fallacy of logic

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Which case is not a False Dichotomy?

fallacy of relevance

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Have you accepted the fact that most environmental studies don’t support global warming?

intentional

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"America: Love it or leave it" This is an example of which kind of logical fallacy?

false dilemma

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The accident was caused by the taxi parking in the street

false causality

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"Some tall people recently vandalized the park. Tall people are so irresponsible."

faulty generalization

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"The mind is like a knife, cutting through difficult problems. But just as too much cutting dulls a knife, so too much education dulls the mind."

fallacy of logic

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Portraying one's opponent's position in a simplified manner so that it is easy to argue against.

fallacy of extension

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Do you think that we should convict this criminal?

intentional

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Running the government is like running a business. You can’t keep running into debt and expect to be successful.

faulty generalization

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In 2011, Christian broadcaster, Harold Camping, (once again) predicted the end of the world via Jesus, and managed to get many Christians to join his alarmist campaign. During this time, and especially after the Armageddon date had passed, many Christian groups publicly declared that Camping is not a “true Christian”. On a personal note, I think Camping was and is as much of a Christian as any other self-proclaimed Christian and religious/political/ethical beliefs aside, I give him credit for having the cojones to make a falsifiable claim about his religious beliefs.Example #2:

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"The government should not prohibit drugs. Otherwise the government should also ban alcohol or cigarettes. And then fatty food and junk food would have to be regulated too. The next thing you know, the government would force us to brush our teeth and do exercises everyday."

faulty generalization

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"If my years as a Marine taught me anything, it's that caution is the best policy in this sort of situation."?

fallacy of credibility

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"Chick fil A is the greatest food chain in existence. Look at the crowds!"

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She is a teacher in a public school, so any claims that she makes about the public school system are biased and untrue.

ad hominem

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This fallacy distracts from the argument by pointing out hypocrisy in the opponent.

ad hominem

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"You didn't do your homework, did you?" is an example of...

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"Shell was charged with misleading advertising in its Platformate advertisements. A Shell spokesman said: 'The same comment could be made about most good advertising of most products.'"

ad populum

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Professor X holds that the use of non-invasive ventilation has no place in the management of ARDS; this, therefore, is the approach we should adopt.

fallacy of credibility

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Andanar is unfit for the position because he seems unqualified for it.

circular reasoning

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Mr. Equalminded's idea for implementing affirmative action in the university's admission process is complete folly. He says he wants the student body to represent diversity in the community. But that's ridiculous. I suppose this means we'll have to throw out our academic standards while were at it. After all, if we're going to let students into our prestigious institution just because of their gender of the color of their skin, then what's going to happen to our reputation?

fallacy of relevance

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Speaker 1: I think marijuana should be legalized. It would be better for the country if we didn’t have this drug war. Speaker 2: Of course you think that. You’re a pothead.

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Why would you trust Paris Hilton to sell health food? She drinks and parties and has multiple partners.

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Texting has killed people’s ability to write in complete sentences with proper grammar.

false causality

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Tik Tok is popular among teens because so many of them use it.

circular reasoning

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"To get better schools, we have to raise taxes. If we don't, we can't have better schools."

false dilemma

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MacDougal roots for a British football team. Clearly he's unfit to be a police chief in Ireland.

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Karen is a thirty-something-year-old female who drives a mini-van, lives in the suburbs, and wears mom jeans. Is Karen more likely to be a woman or a mom?

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These test results are clearly wrong, and it must be either because the client was malingering or because I bungled the test administration. Taking another look at the test manual, I see now that I bungled the test administration. Therefore the client was not malingering.

false dilemma

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Not only is paying a higher income tax a patriotic duty, it is also a sacred obligation.

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The mayor argued that we need to reduce funding for the animal shelter in order to balance the budget. Don't vote for someone who doesn't think the government should care about animals.

fallacy of extension

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We live in paradise, but we don't know it.

fallacy of logic

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"I can't trust that doctor's advice on how to raise my child. He has never been a mother."

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All people from Pinole are liars

ad hominem

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"Either you are for us, or you're against us!"

false dilemma

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Broccoli has significantly less fat than the leading candy bar!

faulty generalization

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There is definitely a link between autism and the vaccines given to toddlers. I know this because a Wikipedia entry mentioned numerous studies that found this to be true.

fallacy of credibility

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If I made a reference to a monk I would most likely be utilizing...

fallacy of credibility

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Why should you feel guilty for seeking your own happiness when that's what everyone else is doing, too?

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Interviewer: "Your resume looks impressive but I need another reference." Bill: "Jill can give me a good reference." Interviewer: "Good. But how do I know that Jill is trustworthy?" Bill: "Certainly. I can vouch for her."

circular reasoning

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So you are saying your car is worth $20k. I think it is worth $1, so let’s just compromise and say it is worth $10k. (Assuming the car is worth $20k)

fallacy of relevance

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Cardenas roots for a British football team. Clearly he’s unfit to be a chef at the new restaurant

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If you do not believe in God, you will go to hell.

appeal to emotion

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Albert Einstein was extremely impressed with this theory.

fallacy of credibility

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The newspaper editor homeschools his children. So, any claims he makes about the public school system are biased and untrue.

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The book "Investing for Dummies" really helped me understand my finances better. The book "Chess for Dummies" was written by the same author, was published by the same press, and costs about the same amount, so it would probably help me understand my finances as well.

fallacy of logic

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Person 1: I am for raising the minimum wage in our state. Person 2: She is for raising the minimum wage, but she is not smart enough to even run a business.

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If you don't buy the black pencils, you will get made fun of. You will not be chosen for group projects.

appeal to emotion

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"Real Cubans understand presumption of guilt."

intentional

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If you allow one student to take an online course, soon everyone will want to, and the schools will be empty.

faulty generalization

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"Ghosts exist.... because I saw a ghost in my closet," is an example of what logical fallacy?

circular reasoning

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“Since event Y followed event X, event Y must have been caused by event X”. What fallacy is described in this logical form?

false causality

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“It’s wrong to tax corporations—think of all the money they give to charity, and think of the costs they already pay to run their businesses!”

appeal to emotion

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This persuasive technique is used to make you feel left out if you don't join the group.

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“Grading this exam on a curve would be the most fair thing to do. After all, classes go more smoothly when the students and the professor are getting along well.”

fallacy of relevance

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"Aliens must exist because there is no evidence that they don't exist."

intentional

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“The best minds in physics have studied physics most of their lives, as it’s necessary to study physics extensively to become a top physicist.”

circular reasoning

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You visit a new country and the first person you meet in the airport is rude. You send a message to a friend back home that everyone in this new country is rude.

faulty generalization

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Politician Running for Public Office: You can all trust what I say. I have never lied in my life.

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In arguing that abortion is not really a private moral matter, Fr. Frank A. Pavone, National Director Priests for Life, has written that "Abortion is our problem, and the problem of every human being. We are one human family. Nobody can be neutral on abortion. It involves the destruction of an entire group of human beings!"

circular reasoning

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When an advertiser tries to make a connection with the audience emotionally through sappy stories, music, sad puppies, etc...

appeal to emotion

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“Are you going to do well in school, or are you going to succeed as a cadet?”

false dilemma

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You let my sister pierce her ears when she was 11, so you should let me stay up until midnight.

fallacy of logic

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I have served over 20 years in the military, and based on my professional opinion, I believe more money needs to be spent on protective armor and military vehicles.

fallacy of credibility

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You use support from someone who is a trustworthy expert.

fallacy of credibility

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when evidence boils down to "everybody's doing it, so it must be a good thing to do "cuando la evidencia se reduce a "todo el mundo lo está haciendo, por lo que debe ser algo bueno"

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My way of responding to difficult patients is by far the most ethical because no other way is so ethical and it is the only way that is completely ethical.

circular reasoning

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Most of my testimony about the defendant was the opposite of what I actually believe but I'll bet there's no expert witness who has always told the truth from the time they were old enough to talk, so I'm no less honest than they are.

faulty generalization

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A lion is a cat and cats are good pets so a lion must be a good pet.

faulty generalization

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Thanks to her enduring popularity with employees, Sophia Lloyd is the best-liked CEO in our company's history.

circular reasoning

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You can tell that guy's Mexican - he's wearing a sombrero.

faulty generalization

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4 percent of Americans believe that lizard people control politics.

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Children who play violent video games act more violently than those who don’t.

false causality