Definitions
Arguments that make unreasonable assumptions about facts/data or the essence/nature of a reasonable argument.
What are Fallacies of Presumption?
If God didn't want us to eat animals, why did He make them out of meat?
What is an Is-Ought Fallacy?
You don't speak German, I don't speak German, so no one in American Falls speaks German!
What is a Hasty Generalization fallacy?
Jesus states in Matthew 12:30, “He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad."
NOT A FALLACY
I listen to Snoop Dogg on social issues. He's a popular rapper, so he has to have authority on culture!
What is an Appeal to Illegitimate Authority fallacy?
This subgroup of presumption fallacies misuse empirical (real) data or they don’t follow proper methods of inductive reasoning.
What are fallacies of Induction?
The 20th century will be remembered as a century of suffering and war because of the wars that were waged.
What is a Composition Fallacy?
Making people register their own guns is like the Nazis making the Jews register with their government. This policy is crazy.
What is a False Analogy fallacy?
Reporter: "Mr. Jonston, how do you feel about the fact that your rental company forces overdue tenants out in the dead of winter?"
FALLACY: Begging the Question (Loaded Question)
A huge majority of Christians accept the idea of the Rapture. You should prepare your soul for it.
What is a Mob Appeal fallacy?
This subgroup of presumption fallacies contain hidden assumptions that make them unreasonable.
What are fallacies of Presupposition?
The would couldn't have been created by God because matter has always existed; therefore, there is no need for a Creator-God.
What is a Begging the Question fallacy?
People who make bad grades usually do so because they don't study. Since Joey is making bad grades, it's obvious that he didn't study.
What is a Sweeping Generalization fallacy?
EMT: Every full moon, we get more 9-1-1 calls. Also, lots more pregnant women go into labor. I'm just saying it's weird.
NOT A FALLACY
You should be deeply suspicious of theories that were made in the last 50 years.
What is a Chronological Snobbery fallacy?
This part to whole fallacy deals applies an attribute that is true of one fact/quality to the whole class.
What is a Hasty Generalization?
You must not really believe that God is going to answer your request for healing; otherwise you would not have gone to the doctor.
What is a False Dilemma Fallacy?
When I started working here, the experts did some radiometric dating and told me that this fossil was 120,000,000 years old. It's been three years, so now this fossil is 120,000,003 years old.
What is a Fake Precision fallacy?
Man, learning Latin is worthless. I haven't used it once in real-life conversations. And I've talked a lot
FALLACY: Unreasonable Expectations
Marcia must be doing fine leading the group. After all, no one has complained so far.
What is an Appeal to Ignorance fallacy?
Name the fallacy and the sub-fallacy. This sub-fallacy assumes that one event caused another, when there is the possibility of a third event causing both.
What is a False Cause fallacy, specifically Ignoring a Common Cause?
The civil war was stupid. Instead of deciding whether slavery was good or not, the states should have kept their compromise of some states allowing slavery!
What is a Moderation fallacy?
An experiment was done where pets were fed water and paint thinner, water and mustard, water and bayberry, and water and ipecac. All four days the pets were sick, so water must cause pets to be sick.
What is a False Cause fallacy?
If churches allowed wine for communion and allowed kids to be part of the covenant, then children will develop a taste for alcohol. That will eventually lead to a generation of drunken pseudo-Christians in our own churches!
FALLACY: Appeal to Fear
Creationist: "But how could a billion-to-one chance of beneficial mutation happen so frequently that millions of species developed?"
Evolutionist: "Well, obviously it did: look at all the new animals we're discovering today!"
What is an Irrelevant Thesis fallacy?