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What fallacy is this?Posted on Social media using a clip comparing it to a newspaper headline, throws a question to create doubt, thus makes one conclude that what was said in the video is a lie. Video: Government official, defending a senator before a news reporter tha... |
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Fallacy?People at ancient time saw sun and moon orbiting in a round path, therefore they knew that earth is round because it can only happen when earth is round |
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Is this an example of a category error?Materialism is the view that nothing but the material exists (roughly speaking, physical stuff, composed of particles). The idea of souls, spirits, disembodied consciousness is rejected outright. In the argument against materialism, this was propose... |
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Jumping to conclusions?1. You sign up in google account. 2. Google asks the username. 3. He didn't told you should write your real name. 4. He also didn't told you should write fake user name. 5. Therefore, you can write anything. |
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What fallacy is this?P1: Many indicated that they never know what to expect from their students and thought that metal detectors would be a safe solution to unexpected circumstances. P2: 57 percent of teachers agreed that metal detectors would help the school become a... |
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Is this post hoc fallacy, hasty generalization, both, or something else?P1: Harvard is one of the top schools in the world P2: Harvard only accepts smart students C: Therefore, if I got accepted into Harvard, I am smart There's another variant of this argument P1: Harvard is one of the top schools in the world P2: ... |
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Fallacy?1. Elephants are awesome. 2. Micheal is awesome. 3. Therefore, Micheal is an elephant |
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Joe Biden is president, because the sky is blue.This is pretty basic, what fallacy is that? |
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Is there a name for this error in reasoning?I was thinking of a particular error of reasoning today, and I couldn't remember if there was a fallacy name for it. I searched around and didn't find it. It seems like a formal fallacy, as it's a set-logic error. Imagine the following scenar... |
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Police StopMichael: *taking video or pictures in public including a parked police car* police: Hey! Stop. Why are you taking pictures of our police car? Michael: I don’t have to answer your question. Am i free to go? police: No. you are being detained... |
