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==Logical fallacies and tricks== | ==Logical fallacies and tricks== | ||
*ad hominem | |||
*ad populum / bandwagon appeal | |||
*begging the question | *begging the question | ||
*broken leg fallacy | *broken leg fallacy | ||
**presents a solution for a problem caused by that or a related solution | **presents a solution for a problem caused by that or a related solution | ||
**i.e, break the leg, then offer to fix it | **i.e, break the leg, then offer to fix it | ||
*circular argument | |||
**restates the argument rather than proving it | |||
**ex. "''She's a great skater because she skates well''" | |||
*confusing credentials for evidence | *confusing credentials for evidence | ||
**i.e., "98% of dentists recommend flossing" | **i.e., "98% of dentists recommend flossing" | ||
***does not provide evidence for the benefits of flossing, just that supposed experts say so | ***does not provide evidence for the benefits of flossing, just that supposed experts say so | ||
*either/or | |||
*fallacy of relevance | *fallacy of relevance | ||
*false equivalence | |||
**illogical comparison of dissimilar subjects | |||
**i.e., comparing "apples to oranges" | |||
*genetic fallacy | |||
**fallacy that of the origins of something determine its value | |||
**ex., the VW was designed by Hitler, and Hitler is evil, therefore the VW is evil | |||
*hasty generalization | |||
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*''ignoratio elenchi'' an argument that misses the point | *''ignoratio elenchi'' an argument that misses the point | ||
*moral equivalence fallacy | |||
**illogically compares things of distinct moral or ethical dimensions | |||
**ex., "''That politician who disagrees with me is a Nazi!''" | |||
*non sequitur | *non sequitur | ||
**" Humpty Dumptying" or "Humpty Dumptyisms": | **" Humpty Dumptying" or "Humpty Dumptyisms": | ||