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Something is complex, therefore it is true?What would a name for this fallacy be? It isn't appeal to complexity. |
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Irrelevancy and the non-sequitur fallacyI want to know how we can determine if something has a relevant implication. Let’s take for example the wishful thinking fallacy. We know that simply wanting something to be true does not make it so. But… how exactly do we know t... |
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Guilt by Association Fallacy?Most of the people in new york are criminals. Therefore everyone you met are likely to be criminals. |
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Can Sea lioning be a fallacy?I had looked up to a bad-faith debate tactic called, "Sealioning" which is in quite basic terms asking a person to prove everything that they claim regardless of its level of relevance to the conversation. So this is a tactic, but gish gallop is ... |
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Is there a logical fallacy on either side of this interchange?Is there a logical fallacy on either side of this interchange? A: Voting laws should require that copies of a drivers license or other picture ID be shown to prevent fraudulent ballots to be submitted. B: Laws that require such IDs m... |
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Argument by Rhetorical QuestionIn the list of pseudo logical fallacies ( https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/logicalfallacies/Pseudo-Logical-Fallacies ), there is the 'Argument by Rhetorical Question'. However, I am slightly confused about this fallacy: 1) What is the general fo... |
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Is Affirmative Action a form of tokenism?I have read the tokenism fallacy and from what I am getting it's based on practice that is rather based on symbolism than any producible purpose. So assuming that everyone is equal in gender, race, and ethnicity (because that is the literal perce... |
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Fallacies In the Daily NewsWe constantly see over-the-top arguments on the news from both sides of the political aisle. We saw this during the Trump years and now we see it with Biden. I think in studying logical fallacies it's important to call out these fallacies, so ... |
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Why is this even a fallacy?Why is logic chopping aka splitting hairs a fallacy? If you are questioning something that someone has claimed isn't it rational to make questions? Am I the only one that is confused too? at what point is my questioning fallacious because the exam... |
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What fallacy is this that's common among Flat Earthers?1. So if the earth is flat why do Modern Artillery systems uses Earth Curvature Calculations? 2. How can you know that if you have never shot artillery before? Is this just a form of Epistemological solipsism but only against you? |
