Ask Your Questions About Logical Fallacies

Welcome! This is the place to ask the community of experts and other fallacyophites (I made up that word) if someone has a committed a fallacy or not. This is a great way to settle a dispute!


Dr. Bo's Criteria for Logical Fallacies:

  • It must be an error in reasoning not a factual error.
  • It must be commonly applied to an argument either in the form of the argument or in the interpretation of the argument.
  • It must be deceptive in that it often fools the average adult.
Therefore, we will define a logical fallacy as a concept within argumentation that commonly leads to an error in reasoning due to the deceptive nature of its presentation. Logical fallacies can comprise fallacious arguments that contain one or more non-factual errors in their form or deceptive arguments that often lead to fallacious reasoning in their evaluation.
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Logical Fallacy

What type of logical fallacy is this "Why own a big dog? it is only going to live about 7 years and might attack someone!"

asked on Monday, Nov 15, 2021 11:59:20 PM by Elizabeth
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Logical Fallacy

What type of logical fallacy is this "When you look at the cheapness of their food, their sweet smiles, obvious devotion, glorious coats, and their usefulness as the best wingmen on the planet, the superiority of Pomeranians is self-evident."

asked on Monday, Nov 15, 2021 11:57:54 PM by Elizabeth
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Logical Fallacy

What type of logical fallacy is this "If we didn’t have dogs like Miki, the world would be doomed in a very short time."

asked on Monday, Nov 15, 2021 11:56:10 PM by Elizabeth
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Logical Fallacy

What type of logical fallacy is this "Everybody loves Pomeranians – the universal appeal of the fluffy coat and the sweet panting smile is simply too much to resist."

asked on Monday, Nov 15, 2021 11:54:30 PM by Elizabeth
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Logical Fallacy

what type of logical fallacy is this "Anyone who doesn’t like Miki is a moron"?

asked on Monday, Nov 15, 2021 11:51:45 PM by Elizabeth
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Am I just being a curmudgeon?

I have to admit I cringe when I read so many of the "Is there a fallacy here?" posts here. It seems to me that most of these posters do not seem to know that a logical fallacy question arises in the context of a proposed "logical" argument . (And,...

asked on Sunday, Nov 14, 2021 09:47:25 PM by Prof M
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Are there any fallacies?

I had a conversation with one of my buddies about transgenders, and he said this: "If you were willing to date a trans woman or already dating one, and prior to your knowledge that she's trans, and later figuring out that she is, and you refused to ...

asked on Sunday, Nov 14, 2021 04:09:28 PM by adam
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Did I commit the Nos Quoque fallacy?

I am a believer in the bible and in a discussion with other believers, I made a comparison with modern day prophets to biblical prophets and argued that both have undergone similar situations. For example, the apostle Paul suffered injuries when he ...

asked on Sunday, Nov 14, 2021 09:25:38 AM by Edwin M. Cotto
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Logical fallacy or just a "hare"-brained idea

The tortoise wins the race not because it is faster, but because it is more persistent. Likewise, people with PhDs are not smarter than those who don't. Like the tortoise, they simply keep at it until they finish, after which they return to being s...

asked on Friday, Nov 12, 2021 08:39:05 AM by Shawn
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False equivilance & false analogy?

This is an tweet I've seen online. "If a 16-year old wanted to adopt a child, the government wouldn't allow it. She isn't done with her education, she can't financially support herself, and she isn't a legal adult. But if she gets pregnant, the gov...

asked on Wednesday, Nov 10, 2021 04:42:45 PM by Jacob
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