Fallacies
X is true because X is true
What is Circular Reasoning?
X will happen beacause X has not happened in a while
What is Gambler's Fallacy?
X is true because if you disagree you will suffer
X is true merely because some person(s) said so
What is Appeal to Authority?
If P then Q
P
:. Q
What is Philosophy?
The branch of philosopy that studies the universe
What is cosmology?
X is not true because someone who says it is hypocritical
What is Tu Quoque?
X is true because here is something unrelated to it
What is Red Herring?
X or Y are the only two options for no good reason
X is not true because the person(s) who said it are bad
What is Ad Hominem?
If P then Q
~Q
:. ~P
What is Modus Tollens?
The best kind of knowledge
The branch of philosophy that studies God
What is Theology?
X is true because it feels true
X is true, X is true, X is true, and your silence proves it
What is Ad Nauseam?
X is the case, I mean Y is the case, I mean Z is the case just like I first said
What is Moving the Goalposts?
X is true because it is unknown that X is false
What is Argument from Ignorance?
If P then Q
~P
:. ~Q
What is Denying the Antecedent (invalid)?
The branch of philosophy that studies being/existence
What is metaphysics?
The founder of Pyrrhonism
Who was Pyrrho?
X is true and whatever exception you provide doesn't apply for a vague reason
What is No True Scotsman?
X is true because of similar looking/sounding terms with different meanings
What is Equivocation?
X caused Y merely because X happened before Y
What is Post Hoc?
X will lead to Y whihc will to Z for some far-fetched reason
What is Slippery Slope?
If P then Q
Q
:. P
What is Affirming the Consequent (invalid)?
The branch of philosophy that studies knowledge
What is epistemology?
The founder of Epicureanism
Who was Epicurus?
X is not true because here is a overly simplistic version of it
What is Straw Man?
X caused Y even though, more likely, Y caused X
What is Reverse Causation?
X is true merely because of these very few examples of it
What is Hasty Generalization?
X is true because many people believe it
What is Ad Populum?
The founder of Stoicism
Who was Zeno of Citium?
The branch of philosophy that studies good and bad acts
Pyrrhonism, Epicureanism, and Stoicism are the three main types of this philosophy
What is Hellenistic?