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LOGICAL FALLACY
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Bandwagon fallacy
An argument is considered valid because it is what the
majority thinks
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Hasty generalization
Making
assumptions
about a whole group or range of cases based on an
inadequate
sample
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Slippery slope fallacy
Asserting that if we take even one step, we will end up at the
worst
possible outcome
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Ad hominem fallacy
Attacking an opponent's character or
personal traits
instead of engaging with their
argument
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Appeal to authority fallacy
Using the opinion or position of an
authority figure
or institution in place of an
actual argument
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Straw man fallacy
Misinterpreting
someone's argument to attack it easily by oversimplifying, focusing on just one part, or presenting an
extreme
version
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Sunk cost fallacy
The tendency to stick with
endeavors
in which we've already invested time, money or resources, even when changing course would be more
logical
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False dilemma fallacy
Misrepresenting an issue by presenting only
two mutually exclusive
options rather than the full range of options
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LOGICAL FALLACIES
• A flaw in thinking where something
doesn’t make sense
or ‘doesn’t follow’ logically.
LOGICAL FALLACIES
• A way to
trick others
into believing that they have a good argument.
LOGICAL FALLACIES
• Fallacies are
defects that weaken arguments.
Narrating a process
Explaining how to do or how some things work
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