Logical Fallacies
Argumentation
Famous Debaters
Big Debates Of History
Answers that spark debate
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Arguing that an event will lead to a chain reaction resulting in an undesirable end or ends, so we shouldn't do it.

Slippery Slope

100

An author's main belief/cause/point in an argument. 

Claim
100

President from 2008-2016

Barack Obama


100

A contentious fight over the sun. It was Kopernicus who eventually won. 

The Earth Revolves around the sun/The earth is the center of the universe. 

100

A Hot Dog is a: 

Sandwich. 

200

Attacking the person making the argument instead of the argument itself. 

Ad Hominem

200

The supporting evidence for a claim. 

Reasons/Reasoning

200

The Man, the musical, the guy who's on the $10 bill absolutely loved to argue with people about his vision of government for America

Alexander Hamilton

200

Depending on your english teacher, they will argue for or against this piece of punctuation

The Oxford Comma

200
The toilet paper needs to be placed with the next available piece hanging: 

Under 

300

Ice cream sales go up the exact same time as shark attacks. Thus Ice cream is causing shark attacks. 

Correlation Vs. Causation

300
The response to a counterclaim in support of the claim. 

Rebuttal 

300

Argued for a different kind of economic system in his book Das Kapital

Karl Marx

300

Two Basketball Players vie for the title GOAT

Lebron and Jordan 

300

Holiday music can be played: 

The day after Halloween

400

Distorting your opponents argument into something it's not and is easier to argue against. 

Straw man
400

When two debaters can freely and openly exchange points with each other. (Hint, caught in it). 

Crossfire

400

Famous philosopher Gave us Seminars, a Method and many other contributions to philosophy. 

Socrates. 

400
Whether or not to stay on this was long a mainstay debate of economics

The Gold Standard

400
Sandals can only be worn: 

without socks

500

You keep telling your wife that you need to stay at the casino so you can win your money back. 

Gambler's Fallacy

500

Your given reasoning for why you won the argument. 

Rationale 

500

One of America's most skilled orators. Freed himself from being enslaved. 

Frederick Douglass

500

This debate over America's Soul eventually led to a war. 

The argument to abolish slavery. 

500

This does not belong on Pizza

Pineapple

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