Fallacies in Song Lyrics
"'Cause you can't miss what you forget"
Never Meant - American Football
What is Circular Reasoning?
"Divorce is bad because married people are supposed to stay together."
"But why are they supposed to stay together?"
"Because getting divorced is bad!"
(S1Ep5 Moral Orel)
What is Circular Reasoning?
"What's a broken arm when you can't stop choosing to sleep through your alarms?"
Sleep Thru Ur Alarms - Lontalius
What is a Red Herring?
"So, you're telling me you don't want to buy this really rare, authentic item just because it’s a little used? I guess you just hate art and culture, huh?"
(S4Ep17 Impractical Jokers)
What is a Straw Man?
"You must have done something real bad, it's nearly impossible for you to cry now."
How To Never Stop Being Sad- dandelion hands
What is Ad Hominem?
"Where were you last night at 10 PM?"
"Do you think this sweater makes me look buff? Be honest."
(S1Ep4 Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
What is a Red Herring?
"And you have a tendency to get mad when you're bored"
now THIS is podracing - Mom Jeans
What is Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc?
"You either become a man and start doing manly things, like fixing cars and hunting, or you'll be a nerd forever!"
(S3Ep5 American Dad!)
What is a False Dilemma?
"If I could change anything, it would be your death / But you didn't even bother to pick up / You just let that phone ring"
Decay - porcelain (my friend's band!)
What is Hasty Generalizations OR ought is (wishful thinking)?
"This is like if you ate an entire cake in one sitting, and then when you realized you made a mistake, you tried to eat the cake again and fix it by eating even more cake!"
(S1Ep9 Gravity Falls)
What is a Faulty Analogy?