Common Logical Fallacies

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I met three people from Canada at a conference, and they were all exceptionally friendly. Clearly, Canadians must all be nice people, right?

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Hasty Generalization

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Everyone is buying the new smartphone model, so it must be the best one on the market. Why would anyone choose anything else?

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Bandwagon

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If we don’t ban all cars, then our planet's environment will face irreversible destruction. There’s no middle ground here.

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False Dichotomy

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If we allow students to redo their exams, pretty soon they’ll expect the same leniency for every single assignment, and chaos will reign in the classroom.

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Slippery Slope

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Why are we even focusing on the budget for the new library? Have you seen how outdated the computers in the school are? They’re practically ancient!

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Red Herring

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Politician A advocates for tax cuts, but how can we take him seriously when he has a history of being arrested for shoplifting in his youth?

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Ad Hominem

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My opponent claims we need more public parks, but let’s be honest—he just wants to throw taxpayer money down the drain.

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Straw Man

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I flipped a coin five times, and it landed on heads every time. It’s definitely going to land on tails next; it has to balance out!

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Gambler's Fallacy

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Imagine a town council meeting where a member passionately argues against implementing a new recycling program. The member asserts, "If we start mandating recycling today, what's next? Soon we'll be forced to separate every piece of trash into dozens of categories. This will lead to endless hours of sorting waste, and eventually, we'll be required to compost at home or face hefty fines. Our entire community will be buried under the weight of these new regulations, leading to chaos and frustration for all residents!"

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Slippery Slope

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"Skipping a day of school is just as bad as committing a serious crime like theft. Both actions show a disregard for rules and responsibilities, and they should be viewed with equal severity."

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Moral Equivalence