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Making assumptions about the cognitive capacities of othersThere is a class of logical fallacies involving the illegitimate attribution of rational ability, comprehension, or belief to others. I believe this sort of fallacy has a familiar name in the literature, but I've forgotten what it is. It is somewhat ... |
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What types of fallacies are these?1. amanda, i saw you having breakfast with senator durbin. incidentally, how long have you two been having an affair? 2. president obama wants young people not to use drugs. the president has no right to tell us we cant use drugs. when he was at harv... |
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What Fallacy would this be?(Insert Name), would you give the public an apology for lying about what you said? |
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Why worry about SEVERE FINES/DEATH SENTENCE if you follow the rules?(0) Why worry about privacy if you have nothing to hide - (1) Why worry about diseases/vaccines when you are clean? (2) Why worry about free speech when you have nothing to say (3) Why worry about politics when you are not going to vote anyway (4) Wh... |
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Appeal to authority?I'm thinking this is a version of appeal to authority but I'm wondering if there is a more specific logical fallacy. "Here is a link to a relatively short essay by X a published and respected climate scientist". The scientist is in fact nei... |
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Never-Ending Chain of Questionable ReasoningI've been dealing with this problem where I contemplate things and can't prove a point, so my mind resorts to saying: "Well, you may not have the answer now, BUT you will get the answer that will prove this point in the future!" When I ques... |
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Is "pulling the race card" in this situation a valid example of Ad hominem (circumstantial)?https://twitter.com/GrittSauce/status/1150035651758346240 To say that the reason the police officers stopped you is because they racially profiled you? |
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What kind of fallacy? Negative hypothesis?I sense there is a fallacy here, but I can't figure it out: My Toyota was parked illegally and it was ticketed. This is unfair ticketing. If it had been a Honda, it would not have been ticketed. |
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Are moral values circular ??If I say I value sentience as one of my fundamental values of life does that make my argument circular when someone asks me why do you value sentience? Well because I just do ? Does that make my argument circular and invalid ? |
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This seems an invalid syllogism, is it? Life begins at conception...Abortion is murder...therefore Murder is wrong.This seems an invalid syllogism, is it? Life begins at conception...Abortion is murder...therefore Murder is wrong. |