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Mitt Romney: (paraphrase) Obama is proposing all these economic plans but look how many college students are graduating without jobs, and the unemployment rate is higher since he took office. Therefore, we should not listen to him. Hint: rejects a person's argument because the person fails to practice what he preaches
What is Look Who's Talking
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Mayweather: (paraphrase) "I am the best! No one can beat me." Hint: Not a logical fallacy. It's a type of barriers to critical thinking.
What is Egocentrism
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From the movie "The Hangover" Stu: "You are literally too stupid to insult." (to Alan)
What is Personal Attack
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Zebras live in Africa. Therefore, all zebras live in Africa.
What is Hasty Generalization
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Maybelline: "America's Favorite Mascara." Hint: appeal to popularity
What is Bandwagon argument
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The NRA has argued against control. But why should we listen to the NRA? As pro-gun advocates, of course they will be against gun control.
What is Attacking the Motive
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Michael Jordan is a good basketball player because he can shoot.
What is Begging the Question
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From Monty Python's Holy Grail movie Black knight: "It's only a flesh wound" and "I've had worse" he says about losing arms. Hint: wishing what you believe is true
What is Wishful Thinking
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I got an A on my exam today because I drank Coke yesterday.
What is Questionable Cause
200
Taylor Swift: "Got Milk"
What is Inappropriate Appeal to Authority
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Obama: "And now you have a choice: we can give more tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas, or we can start rewarding companies that open new plants and train new workers and create new jobs here, in the United States." Hint: arguer claims that there are only two relevant choices when there are more than two
What is False Alternatives
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White guys cannot play basketball.
What is stereotypes
300
From the clip "Moonrise Kingdom": Wife to Husband: "Does that concern you that your daughter ran away from home?" Hint: It ends with ?
What is Loaded Question
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Orange is round and tastes sweet. Apple is round and tastes sweet. Onion is round. Therefore, onion tastes sweet.
What is Weak Analogy
300
Gun advertisement: "A violent criminal is breaking through your front door. Can you afford to be unarmed?"
What is Scare Tactics
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** Sarah Palin brings and gives sugar cookies to a school in response to Obamacare. Palin: "Who should be making the decisions what you eat, school choices, and everything else? Should it be the government or should it be the parents?" Hint: distorts an opponent's argument
What is Straw Man Fallacy
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(invented example) Reporter: What basketball team do you think is the best? A Laker player: Our team. Reporter: Why? A Laker player: Because I am Laker player. Hint: group-centered thinking
What is Sociocentrism
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From the movie "The Hangover" Stu: "We're in a stolen cop car with what is sure to be a missing child in the back. What part of this is cool?" Alan: "I think the cop car part's pretty cool." Phil: " Thank you Alan!" Hint: raising an irrelevant issue
What is Red Herring
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No one has proven that unicorns do not exist. Therefore, we must conclude that unicorns exist.
What is Appeal to Ignorance
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Pedigree Animal Adoption Shelter: He may be small, but you should see his heart. Shelter dogs aren't broken. They've simply experienced more life than others.
What is Appeal to Pity
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Obama: "Not every problem can be remedied with another government program or dictate from Washington. But know this America: Our problems can be solved." Hint: a type of fallacy in impression of language (What kind of problems is he talking about?)
What is Vagueness
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Dwight Howard talking about David Lee when he elbowed him... “He got away with a shot,” “I will remember this game. I will remember that shot. He said he wasn’t trying to do it. You can look at the play and see it for yourself. I will take care of it later.”- Dwight Howard
What is Two Wrongs Make It Right
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From the show Big Bang Theory Sheldon: Why are you crying? Penny: Because I'm stupid! Sheldon: That's no reason to cry. One cries because one is sad. For example, I cry because others are stupid, and that makes me sad. Hint: arguer asserts contradictory claims
What is Inconsistency
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Smart guns should not even be presented in America. A microchip, a type of scanner system, is inserted inside the owner's skin and detects the owner's smart gun. Then, the government will be able to persuade people to insert microchips for detection security. Soon, our government will be tyrannical.
What is Slippery Slope
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** "Noisy children are a real headache. An aspirin will make a headache go away. Therefore, an aspirin will make noisy children go away." Hint: the word aspirin is used inappropriately in two senses
What is Equivocation
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