Fallacies of Logic
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Michael Regalado
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11 Slides • 20 Questions
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You misrepresented someone's argument to make it easier to attack.
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You said that if we allow A to happen, then Z will eventually happen too, therefore A should not happen.
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You attacked your opponent's character or personal traits in an attempt to undermine their argument.
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You appealed to popularity or the fact that many people do something as an attempted form of validation.
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You presumed that a real or perceived relationship between things means that one is the cause of the other.
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You presented two alternative states as the only possibilities, when in fact more possibilities exist.
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You assumed that one part of something has to be applied to all, or other, parts of it; or that the whole must apply to its parts.
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You avoided having to engage with criticism by turning it back on the accuser - you answered criticism with criticism.
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You used a personal experience or an isolated example instead of a sound argument or compelling evidence.
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You asked a question that had a presumption built into it so that it couldn't be answered without appearing guilty.
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You said that the burden of proof lies not with the person making the claim, but with someone else to disprove.
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You cherry-picked a data cluster to suit your argument, or found a pattern to fit a presumption.
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You made what could be called an appeal to purity as a way to dismiss relevant criticisms or flaws of your argument.
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You used a double meaning or ambiguity of language to mislead or misrepresent the truth.
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When the judge asked the defendant why he hadn't paid his parking fines, he said that he shouldn't have to pay them because the sign said 'Fine for parking here' and so he naturally presumed that it would be fine to park there.
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After Sally presents an eloquent and compelling case for a more equitable taxation system, Sam asks the audience whether we should believe anything from a woman who isn't married, was once arrested, and smells a bit weird.
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Jason said that that was all cool and everything, but his grandfather smoked, like, 30 cigarettes a day and lived until 97 - so don't believe everything you read about meta analyses of methodologically sound studies showing proven causal relationships.
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After Will said that we should put more money into health and education, Warren responded by saying that he was surprised that Will hates our country so much that he wants to leave it defenseless by cutting military spending.
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If you allow the students to redo this test, they are going to want to redo every assignment for the rest of the year.
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