What's the missing premise?
All bats are mammals, so all bats have four limbs.
What is "all mammals have four limbs"?
I put a string on my forehead. A few minutes later, my hiccups disappeared. The string must have cleared my hiccups.
What is fallacy of false cause?
I don't listen to Christians, because Christians are hypocritical.
What is ad hominem fallacy?
There are no absolutes.
What is "Is that absolutely true?"
What is an enthymeme?
Rhode Island has a misleading name. Therefore, it does not exist.
What is "places with misleading names do not exist"?
Everyone believes in Santa Claus, so he must be real.
What is appeal to majority?
If you love people, then you wouldn’t tell them they are going to hell without Jesus.
What is the bifurcation fallacy/false dilemma?
What's true for you is not true for me.
A proposition and its negation cannot both be true at the same time and in the same sense.
What is "the law of non-contradiction?"
I can't believe God exists; I don't like the idea of God.
What is "what I don't like doesn't exist"?
I remember when you didn’t practice your instrument for a whole week, so you can’t tell me to practice today!
What is tu quoque fallacy?
Homosexuality is genetic. We know this because people who are homosexual are born that way.
What is begging the question?
Nothing can be believed for sure.
What is "Do you believe that?"
A type of reasoning where the conclusion is likely true.
What is inductive reasoning?
We know people and monkeys descended from a common ancestor, because they have many common traits.
What is "creatures with common traits must have descended from a common ancestor"?
Yes, I was fighting with Jimmy, but I shouldn't get in trouble, because you said you didn't want to see me fighting with Jimmy.
What is fallacy of accent?
The Republican Party has a pro-life stance, therefore my local Republican candidate must be pro-life as well.
What is the fallacy of division?
We should tolerate all views.
What is "Do you tolerate my view that disagrees with certain views?"
Either a proposition is true or its negation is true.
What is the law of the excluded middle?
You should get 8 hours of sleep a day. It's good for your health.
What is "all things that are good for your health are things you should do"?
Bats are an incredibly important part of our ecosystem as they help to limit pesky insects like mosquitoes. Therefore to preserve our ecosystem bats should no longer be allowed to be used in the game of baseball.
What is fallacy of equivocation?
If we are too particular about applying Scripture to our lives, it could cause us to eventually become legalistic. So it’s better to just keep the Bible as general principles and not an actual rule for life.
What is slippery slope fallacy?
You cannot force your morals on others.
What is "Is that a moral statement that you are forcing on me?"
An argument is __________ when the conclusion follows from the premises.
What is "valid?"