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What fallacy is this if any? Strawman, Definist, reframing?So, I try to use the claim that as an atheist Me: I do not believe there is no God. I just don't believe there is one. Them: That ain't atheism Me: Why not? Them: It doesn't negate the possible nor the necessary exis... |
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False Equivalency?Would this be considered a False Equivalency? A) All martians have blue hair . B) Abraham Lincoln was a Martian and he had blue hair. C) B proves A . |
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Is the Misplaced Presumption fallacy the best fit for acceptance of the "Operation Northwoods" documents as genuine?According to Wikipedia, Operation Northwoods was: a proposed false flag operation that originated within the US Department of Defense of the United States government in 1962. The proposals called for CIA operatives to both stage and commit acts of ... |
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Is this Appeal to Extremes?Let's say I send someone an email, and they respond: "Your writing stinks." I respond: "Well, I thought it was fine. I didn't know you wanted to correspond with Herman Melville." Is that an example of Appeal to Extremes? Something else? Thanks in... |
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What is the fallacy of ignoring the other person's refutation and asserting victory?So I have an argument with an adopted sibling regarding stuff. One pattern I notice is they do not respond to refutations and continue forwarding the argument. Not necessarily repeating the premise but rather ignoring the refutation and making stat... |
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Slippery Slope or Non Sequitur????I teach argument basics and am revamping my fallacies lesson. A student sent me this picture of an obvious fallacy. I am stuck: is this a Slippery Slope or a Non Sequitur? Seems the steps are listed to qualify it as a Slippery Slope, but... |
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Argument about historyPerson 1: This historical figure was gay. Person 2: This historical figure was not gay. Person 1: How do you know, he could have been, what reason do you have to think they weren't gay? Person 2: Because I have yet to see any su... |
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ConsensusWhat do you say to someone who argues that everything that is determined to be true is based around consensus, so if you have control of the consensus, and thus can manipulate the consensus to say whatever you want the consensus to say, you therefor... |
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Argument“ The data-driven bottom line is that “man/woman” and “masculine/feminine” are neither biological terms nor rooted exclusively in biology. The lack of an explicit binary is especially evident in humans given the complex neurobiologies, lif... |
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Evolution“I know evolution is true because we see evolution happening all the time.” Is there a fallacy here? |
