Logical Fallacies

Before I refute my opponent's argument, I would like to draw attention to the fact that he is sweating and clearly does not have much experience on the debate team.

• Ad hominem: an attack against the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.

• Slippery slope fallacy: the false assumption that a small first step will lead to extreme consequences.

• Hasty generalization: a broad claim based on too few observations

• Strawman: a misrepresentation of an opponent’s position that makes it easier to argue against

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Don't let your children stay up till midnight on New Year's Eve. Before you know it, they'll be demanding to stay up till midnight every night.

• Ad hominem: an attack against the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.

• Slippery slope fallacy: the false assumption that a small first step will lead to extreme consequences.

• Hasty generalization: a broad claim based on too few observations

• Strawman: a misrepresentation of an opponent’s position that makes it easier to argue against

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Two of my best friends are really introverted, shy people, and they both have cats. That leads to me believe that most cat lovers are really shy.

• Ad hominem: an attack against the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.

• Slippery slope fallacy: the false assumption that a small first step will lead to extreme consequences.

• Hasty generalization: a broad claim based on too few observations

• Strawman: a misrepresentation of an opponent’s position that makes it easier to argue against

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The mayor argued that we need to reduce funding for the animal shelter in order to balance the budget. Don't vote for someone who doesn't think the government should care about animals.

• Hasty generalization: a broad claim based on too few observations

• Strawman: a misrepresentation of an opponent’s position that makes it easier to argue against

• Circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself

• Ad hominem: an attack against the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.

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I've only read a couple pages of this book, and I've already found a typo. There's no way I'm reading the rest of this garbage.

• Hasty generalization: a broad claim based on too few observations

• Circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself

• Strawman: a misrepresentation of an opponent’s position that makes it easier to argue against

• Bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatically correct

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Senator Randall isn't lying when she says she cares about her constituents—she wouldn't lie to people she cares about.

• Hasty generalization: a broad claim based on too few observations

• Strawman: a misrepresentation of an opponent’s position that makes it easier to argue against

• Slippery slope fallacy: the false assumption that a small first step will lead to extreme consequences.

• Circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself

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Ms. Long has suggested that our schools let students take statistics instead of algebra to graduate. Frankly, it is puzzling to me that she thinks algebra is a useless subject.

• Circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself

• Hasty generalization: a broad claim based on too few observations

• Strawman: a misrepresentation of an opponent’s position that makes it easier to argue against

• Bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatically correct

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Free speech is good not just for the individual, but for all of society. After all, it's in the interest of the community that everyone should be at liberty to express his or her beliefs.

• Bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatically correct

• Circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself

• Strawman: a misrepresentation of an opponent’s position that makes it easier to argue against

• Hasty generalization: a broad claim based on too few observations

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Companies that make huge profits must be exploiting their customers because the only way a company could make large profits is by taking advantage of their customers.

• Circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself

• Strawman: a misrepresentation of an opponent’s position that makes it easier to argue against

• Hasty generalization: a broad claim based on too few observations

• Bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatically correct

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According to the university brochure, the majors with the most students are Economics and Computer Science. Therefore, you should declare one of these majors if you want to have a successful career.

• Circular reasoning: an argument that supports a claim with the claim itself

• Strawman: a misrepresentation of an opponent’s position that makes it easier to argue against

• Hasty generalization: a broad claim based on too few observations

• Bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatically correct

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