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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... |
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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... |
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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" |
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Some sort of conclusion fallacy or just a non-sequiturThe 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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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 . |
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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 ... |
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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... |
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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... |