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See [[Social Studies skills|Social Studies skills: Logical and observational fallacies]] for list of logical and observational fallacies regarding the Social Sciences. | See [[Social Studies skills|Social Studies skills: Logical and observational fallacies]] for list of logical and observational fallacies regarding the Social Sciences. | ||
==Logical fallacies and tricks== | |||
*begging the question | |||
*broken leg fallacy | |||
**presents a solution for a problem caused by that or a related solution | |||
**i.e, break the leg, then offer to fix it | |||
*confusing credentials for evidence | |||
**i.e., "98% of dentists recommend flossing" | |||
***does not provide evidence for the benefits of flossing, just that supposed experts say so | |||
*fallacy of relevance | |||
*''ignoratio elenchi'' an argument that misses the point | |||
*non sequitur | |||
**" Humpty Dumptying" or "Humpty Dumptyisms": | |||
**= an "arbitrary redefinition" like that used by Humpty Dumpty in "Alice in Wonderland" | |||
**who tells Alice, "“When I use a word it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.” | |||
*red herring | |||
*strawman fallacy | |||
**= the target of an argument (the "strawman") has nothing to do with the actual argument | |||
*either-or fallacy | |||
**incorrectly argues only two options or possibilities | |||
*see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies | |||
See also | See also | ||
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[[Category:Language Arts]] | [[Category:Language Arts]] | ||
[[Category:Rhetoric]] | [[Category:Rhetoric]] | ||
[[Category:Social Sciences]] | |||