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Straw man
Straw man – an argument based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position.
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Red herring fallacies
Red herring fallacies☜Red herring – argument given in response to another argument, which is irrelevant and draws attention away from subject of argument.☜FFB597
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Straw man
Straw man☜Straw man – an argument based on misrepresentation of an opponents position.☜59C6EF
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Straw man
Straw man☜Straw man – an argument based on misrepresentation of opponents position twisting his words, or by means of [false]assumptions.☜FFFACD
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Ad hominem
Ad hominem☜Ad hominem – attacking the arguer instead of the argument.☜59C6EF
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Appeal to authority
Appeal to authority☜Appeal to authority – where an assertion is deemed true because of the position or authority of the person asserting it.☜59C6EF
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Appeal to consequences
Appeal to consequences☜Appeal to consequences (argumentum ad consequentiam) – the conclusion is supported by a premise that asserts positive or negative consequences from some course of action in an attempt to distract from the initial discussion.☜59C6EF
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Appeal to emotion
Appeal to emotion☜Appeal to emotion – where an argument is made due to the manipulation of emotions, rather than the use of valid reasoning.☜59C6EF
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Appeal to equality
Appeal to equality☜Appeal to equality – where an assertion is deemed true or false based on an assumed pretense of equality.☜59C6EF
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Appeal to motive
Appeal to motive☜Appeal to motive – where a premise is dismissed by calling into question the motives of its proposer.☜59C6EF
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Appeal to novelty
Appeal to novelty☜Appeal to novelty (argumentum ad novitam) – where a proposal is claimed to be superior or better solely because it is new or modern.☜59C6EF
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Appeal to poverty
Appeal to poverty☜Appeal to poverty (argumentum ad Lazarum) – supporting a conclusion because the arguer is poor (or refuting because the arguer is wealthy). (Opposite of appeal to wealth).☜59C6EF
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Appeal to tradition
Appeal to tradition☜Appeal to tradition (argumentum ad antiquitam) – a conclusion supported solely because it has long been held to be true.☜59C6EF
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Appeal to wealth
Appeal to wealth☜Appeal to wealth (argumentum ad crumenam) – supporting a conclusion because the arguer is wealthy (or refuting because the arguer is poor). (Sometimes taken together with the appeal to poverty as a general appeal to the arguers financial situation.)☜59C6EF
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Argument from silence
Argument from silence☜Argument from silence (argumentum ex silentio) – a conclusion based on silence or lack of contrary evidence.☜59C6EF
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Argumentum ad baculum
Argumentum ad baculum☜Argumentum ad baculum (appeal to the stick, appeal to force, appeal to threat) – an argument made through coercion or threats of force to support position.☜59C6EF
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Argumentum ad populum
Argumentum ad populum☜Argumentum ad populum (appeal to belief, appeal to the majority, appeal to the people) – where a proposition is claimed to be true or good solely because many people believe it to be so.☜59C6EF
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Association fallacy
Association fallacy☜Association fallacy (guilt by association) – arguing that because two things share a property they are the same.☜59C6EF
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Chronological snobbery
Chronological snobbery☜Chronological snobbery – where a thesis is deemed incorrect because it was commonly held when something else, clearly false, was also commonly held.☜59C6EF
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Genetic fallacy
Genetic fallacy☜Genetic fallacy – where a conclusion is suggested based solely on something or someones origin rather than its current meaning or context.☜59C6EF
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Judgmental language
Judgmental language☜Judgmental language – insulting or pejorative language to influence the recipients judgment.☜59C6EF
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Naturalistic fallacy
Naturalistic fallacy☜Naturalistic fallacy (is–ought fallacy) – claims about what ought to be on the basis of statements about what is.☜59C6EF
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Reductio ad Hitlerum
Reductio ad Hitlerum☜Reductio ad Hitlerum (playing the Nazi card) – comparing an opponent or their argument to Hitler or Nazism in an attempt to associate a position with one that is universally reviled.☜59C6EF
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Texas sharpshooter fallacy
Texas sharpshooter fallacy☜Texas sharpshooter fallacy – improperly asserting a cause to explain a cluster of data.☜59C6EF
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Tu quoque
Tu quoque☜Tu quoque (you too, appeal to hypocrisy) – the argument states that a certain position is false or wrong and/or should be disregarded because its proponent fails to act consistently in accordance with that position.☜59C6EF
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Two wrongs make a right
Two wrongs make a right☜Two wrongs make a right – occurs when it is assumed that if one wrong is committed, another wrong will cancel it out.☜59C6EF
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