Ask Your Questions About Logical Fallacies

Welcome! This is the place to ask the community of experts and other fallacyophites (I made up that word) if someone has a committed a fallacy or not. This is a great way to settle a dispute!


Dr. Bo's Criteria for Logical Fallacies:

  • It must be an error in reasoning not a factual error.
  • It must be commonly applied to an argument either in the form of the argument or in the interpretation of the argument.
  • It must be deceptive in that it often fools the average adult.
Therefore, we will define a logical fallacy as a concept within argumentation that commonly leads to an error in reasoning due to the deceptive nature of its presentation. Logical fallacies can comprise fallacious arguments that contain one or more non-factual errors in their form or deceptive arguments that often lead to fallacious reasoning in their evaluation.
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"Oh, you don't know?"

Hi everyone! I was watching a debate on which an anti-vaxxer, with his back against the wall, started asking "at what cost !" did we enforce vaccinations. To this, his opponent asked "what is  the cost of getting the vaccine then?" The r...

asked on Wednesday, Jan 03, 2024 09:27:08 AM by Sam
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Complex question fallacy

*Do you condemn Hamas ?*  Isn't a fallacy ?  Complex question fallacy? Because it presupposes that all of that happening start on 7 Oct ..and Also justified what isreal is doing ,whereas according to the UN reports Gaza is the world's l...

asked on Saturday, Dec 30, 2023 12:51:59 PM by Ms fame
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Does this argument commit the genteic fallacy?

"You only believe in God because of where you were born. So that should make you less confident in your belief in God"

asked on Wednesday, Dec 20, 2023 09:48:50 AM by Theo
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Some sort of conclusion fallacy or just a non-sequitur

The healthcare system is a mess. Wait times are horrible. Many common treatments don't have a good evidence base. Overtreatment too common. Private actors (including pharmaceutical companies) can have perverse influence. Etc. None of this makes alt...

asked on Thursday, Dec 14, 2023 01:20:39 PM by Doug Glaass
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Does Israel have a "right" to exist?

We often hear the mantra "Israel has a right to exist." Is this a fallacy, perhaps based on the definition of "right"? Or is it a red herring, diverting attention from the Palestinian genocide? Do all countries have an inherent "right" to exist? If...

asked on Wednesday, Dec 13, 2023 01:44:13 PM by David Blomstrom
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What fallacy is this if any? Strawman, Definist, reframing?

So, I try to use the claim that as an atheist Me:  I do not believe there is no God. I just don't believe there is one. Them: That ain't atheism Me:  Why not? Them:  It doesn't negate the possible nor the necessary exis...

asked on Monday, Dec 11, 2023 08:46:52 AM by Jack
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False Equivalency?

Would this be considered a False Equivalency? A) All martians have blue hair . B) Abraham Lincoln was a Martian and he had blue hair. C) B proves A .

asked on Tuesday, Nov 21, 2023 12:26:29 PM by MicroBeta
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Is the Misplaced Presumption fallacy the best fit for acceptance of the "Operation Northwoods" documents as genuine?

According to Wikipedia, Operation Northwoods was: a proposed false flag operation that originated within the US Department of Defense of the United States government in 1962. The proposals called for CIA operatives to both stage and commit acts of ...

asked on Thursday, Nov 16, 2023 12:37:05 AM by Petra Liverani
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Is this Appeal to Extremes?

Let's say I send someone an email, and they respond: "Your writing stinks." I respond: "Well, I thought it was fine. I didn't know you wanted to correspond with Herman Melville." Is that an example of Appeal to Extremes? Something else? Thanks in...

asked on Wednesday, Oct 25, 2023 10:44:14 AM by Daniel
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What is the fallacy of ignoring the other person's refutation and asserting victory?

So I have an argument with an adopted sibling regarding stuff. One pattern I notice is they do not respond to refutations and continue forwarding the argument. Not necessarily repeating the premise but rather ignoring the refutation and making stat...

asked on Wednesday, Oct 25, 2023 12:42:51 AM by Nadir
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