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Fallacies of Ambiguity
Fallacies of Presumption
Fallacies of Relevance
More Fallacies
Even more fallacies
100
Mr. B is Hip Hips dont lie Mr. B doesn't lie
What is Equivocation
100
The golden rule would have me help my neighbor. I should help them with Grapes of Wrath during Mr. Stearns' class.
What is Sweeping Generalization
100
America will succeed. We were founded by heros.
What is Genetic Fallacy
100
Every Human is mortal, so one day the human race will disappear.
What is Composition
100
25 years after graduation, Harvard alumni have an average income 5 times higher than people of he same age who have no college education. If a person wants to be wealthy, he or she should enroll at Harvard.
What is False cause Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc
200
Caution Slow Children
What is Amphiboly
200
My ex-boyfriend is mean. He taught me that all guys are JERKS.
What is Hasty Generalization
200
Sally smells bad. I can't see why you would listen to anything she says.
What is Abusive Ad Hominem
200
I appeal to you as the most downtrodden and abused people on this earth. Rise up and follow me
What is Mob Appeal
200
If Texas adopts a personal income tax, I'm moving away. An income tax at the state level is just a first step to communism.
What is Slippery Slope
300
It is impossible to praise this book too highly. (Happy) It is impossible to praise this book too highly. (Sarcastic) It is impossible to praise this book too highly. (Serious)
What is Accent
300
You are either for me or against me!
What is Bifurcation or false dilemma
300
Sure he opposes rent control; he owns two apartment buildings doesn't he? Of course your minister says he believes in God. He would be unemployed if he didn't.
What is Circumstantial Ad Hominem
300
I'm too young to die This puppy is so cute that we just have to take it
What is Appeal to Pity
300
Why is it women are more interested in religion than men are? How long have you been beating your wife?
What is Fallacy of Complex question
400
These mountains push you away, but they pull you back
What is Hypostatization
400
Miracles are impossible, because they can not happen We know God exists because the bible says so and the bible is the word of God
What is Begging the Question
400
How can you tell me to exercise when all you do is sit behind a desk?
What is Tu Quoque
400
I fail to see how hunting should be considered cruel when it gives tremendous pleasure to many people, and employment to even more.
What is Irrelevant Thesis
400
Horses sweat, men perspire, women GLOW
What is Special Pleading
500
I can't tear this phonebook in half; therefore i can't tear one page of it in half
What is Division
500
The criminal is charged with the most vicious crime known to humanity
What is question begging Epithets
500
This man has lied before. We should not trust him
What is Poisoning the Well
500
How can you tell your children not to take money from others when the government they live under does it all the time?
What is False Analogy
500
Elite runners run in Boston. To be an elite runner, you should too? Everybody doing it!
What is Appeal to Authority