Logical Fallacies

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A conclusion based on insufficient or biased evidence. In other words, you are rushing to a conclusion before you have all the relevant facts.

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Hasty Generalization

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Assuming that because one event follows another, the first event caused the second.

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Faulty Causality

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A conclusion that oversimplifies the argument by reducing it to only two sides or choices.

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Either/Or

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A conclusion based on the premise that if A happens, then eventually through a series of small steps, B, C,..., X, Y, Z will happen too, basically equating A and Z.

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Slippery Slope

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An argument that suggests one is correct if they go along with the "crowd."

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Bandwagon

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An attempt to assign emotion to an argument to distract the audience from the facts.

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Sentimental Appeal

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A strategy using fear to influence the public's reaction; coercing a favorable response by preying upon the audience’s fears.

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Scare Tactics

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Presenting an unqualified person or institution as a source of credible information.

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Appeal to False Authority

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An attack on the character of a person rather than their opinions or arguments.

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Ad Hominem

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Misrepresenting someone’s argument to make it easier to attack.

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Straw Man