Fallacy definitions
😁Taking an argument to an exaggerated extreme😁
slippery slope .-.
:-D my uncle smokes two packs a day and lived to 90 so smoking isn't that bad :-)
🍒 Cherry picking 🍒
A hasty generalization often grows into this fallacy when people start spreading that false claim as if it’s widely accepted.
What is bandwagon?
A politician says, “If you’re not with us, you’re against us.”😎
What is false dilemma?
“Appealing to popularity instead of reason.”
What is ad populum (bandwagon)?
🎶trying to persuade someone by manipulating their emotions🎶
appeal to emotions >-<
ಥ_ಥ I never did homework in high school and got to college so homework is pointless ಥ_ಥ
🌚anecdotal evidence🌚
An appeal to fear can grow into this fallacy if it predicts absurd consequences from a small action.😁
What is slippery slope?
A commercial claims, “Four out of five doctors recommend this toothpaste,” without showing any evidence.
What is appeal to authority?
“Using circular logic: the claim supports itself.”😊
What is begging the question?
🧜♀️believing just because an authority or expert believes something then it must be true🧜♀️
:3 appeal to authority :3
ᓚᘏᗢ That neighborhood has a high crime rate, so everyone who lives there should be a criminal ᓚᘏᗢ
🥱ecological fallacy🥱
A false cause can grow into this when someone insists their personal experience proves the cause.
personal experience fallacy
A celebrity endorses a diet by saying, “It worked for me, so it’ll work for everyone!”🎉
What is hasty generalization (or anecdotal fallacy)?
“Assuming what’s true for one part is true for the whole.”
What is composition fallacy?
🎈thinking just because a claim follows a logical fallacy that it must be false🎈
'-' fallacy fallacy '-'
❤️If you really loved me, you'd agree with everything I'd say❤️
:( False dilemma :(
A straw man can grow into this fallacy when someone not only misrepresents but then attacks the person’s character.😁
What is ad hominem
Someone argues, “We shouldn’t listen to climate activists—they use cars too!”
What is tu quoque (appeal to hypocrisy)?
“Rejecting an argument because of where it came from, not its merit.”🙂
What is genetic fallacy?
🛹thinking instead of proving your claim is true, the other person has to prove it's false🛹
;-; shifting the burden of proof ;-;
🌌Most people in my town support this candidate, so he must be the right choice🌌
ψ(._. )> Bandwagon Fallacy ψ(._. )>
A circular argument can grow into this fallacy when a belief is repeated so often it’s treated as proof of itself.
What is begging the question?
An influencer says, “Everyone knows the earth is flat—look around!”🌎
What is appeal to common belief (ad populum)?
“Using an irrelevant distraction to shift attention from the real issue.”
What is red herring?