Sandwich Words
Sweet - ? - flakes
corn
barbell
bar + dumbell
#1 and #2
#1 – American Gothic (1930)[Grant Wood]
#2 – Starry Night (1889)[Vincent Van Gogh]
I say that a minor action taken now (that I do not support) must inevitably lead to a major negative consequence. Example: “If we give in to the baby every time he cries, he will always cry to get what he wants, and then he will end up in prison because we never set limits”. This logical fallacy is called a “____ ____”
slippery slope
How did the Beatles get their name?
They wanted a ‘bug’ name like the crickets (from Buddy Holly and the Crickets), and when they realized how beetle can be spelled to indicate musical beats, the choice was clear. Simple
Ball - ? - land
park
contrail
condensation + trail
#3 and #4
#3 - Nightwatch (1642)[Rembrandt]
#4 – Sunday afternoon (1884)[Seurat]
I am trying to make my point by providing justification that is actually not supplied! All I have done is to restate my point, but in a different manner. Example: “Everyone loves Kate because she is so popular!” This technique is called a “_____ argument”
circular
Steve - ? - Luther
Martin
Green - ? - bag
bean
oxbridge
Oxford + Cambridge
#5 and #6
#5 – Christina’s World (1948) [Andrew Wyeth]
#6 – The Last Supper [DaVinci]
I make a point where I say a choice must be made between two mutually exclusive options (implying that there are no other options). And I present one option clearly to be worse than the other, making the choice seem obvious. This is a ‘false dilemma’ fallacy used to persuade an audience to make the desired selection when in fact there is at least one additional logically valid option. Example: “Donate to my campaign if you care about the future”. This is also called an “either/___ fallacy”
or
Hangry
hungry + angry
Cool - ? - box
cat
muppet
marionette + puppet
#7 and #8
#7 – Nighthawks (1942)[Edward Hopper]
#8 – TBA (2021) [peter weygang]
I am trying to divert attention from the real issue by focusing the attention on a specific issue that has only a surface relevance.. Example: “Sure, amalgamation results in higher taxes, but now you can use the same library card in 6 different libraries! And really, who doesn't love to read books?! This is called a "red _____"
red herring
I'm making a point based on an assumption that the point is inherently correct. I have assumed my position is correct without providing any evidence to support it. Example: “Freedom of the press is important in open societies, because open societies value the ability of the press to report what’s happening ” This is called “ ____ the claim”
Begging the claim
Every - ? - builder
builder
dumbfound
dumb (speechless) + confound
#9 and #10
#9 - 3rd of May 1808 (1814)[Franciso Goya]
#10 – The Scream (1893)[Edvard Munch]
I take your argument, distort it in some extreme way, and then attack the extreme distortion, as if that is really the claim the you are making.. Example: “Peter is the yacht club commodore. He says that the club will be upgrading its facilities. But Pamela says this can't be true because Peter doesn't support a new indoor running track in the clubhouse” It can be said that I am "attacking a ______"
strawman
On Thurs Feb 18th, many NASA employees had to endure 7 minutes of terror. What was the terror, and why 7 min long?
Landing of Perseverance Rover, 7 min radio silence