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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Comment about False Equivalence definition

The false equivalence reads 'An argument or claim in which two completely opposing arguments appear to be logically equivalent when in fact they are not. The confusion is often due to one shared characteristic ...' Is the phrase 'opposing argume...

asked on Saturday, Apr 22, 2023 11:11:49 AM by Kostas Oikonomou
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"Appeal to Accomplishment" is not always a fallacy?

Is this an  "Appeal to Accomplishment" fallacy? Building a Lego project, Person  A has built another instance of the thing before, Person B is building the project for the first time. They get to a tricky point in the construction, Perso...

asked on Wednesday, Apr 19, 2023 12:21:53 PM by EricE
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What's wrong with this picture?

This looks like a gotcha against the LGBT community, except the former doesnt try to convert kids. This is projection right?

asked on Tuesday, Apr 18, 2023 09:14:31 AM by 87blue
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Is this an example of double standards?

From here : If the kid wanted classified documents, he could have offered to clean out Biden’s garage. They totally covered up Biden’s classified document scandal, and Hillary Clinton got away with storing and transmitting classified ...

asked on Tuesday, Apr 18, 2023 02:53:34 AM by 87blue
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Traditional Square of Opposition

Contrary = At least one must be false (not both true, but both could be false)                                         Subcontrary = At least one mu...

asked on Monday, Apr 17, 2023 04:42:09 PM by abdulnoor
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What fallacy is this?

From this link : Three 2nd graders are facing disciplinary action after they were reportedly involved in “inappropriate behavior of a sexual nature” at Hodges Manor Elementary last week. An accident of this nature has happened in this ...

asked on Friday, Apr 14, 2023 12:12:29 PM by 87blue
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Are these non-sequitur and circular reasoning?

Can you detect any non-sequitur or circular reasoning in the following arguments:   "If objective evil exists, then there must be some objective lawgiver beyond individuals or groups. "   If God does not exist, objective moral value...

asked on Friday, Apr 14, 2023 10:31:41 AM by Jack
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What kind of fallacies are these?

1. In a disagreement, one person constantly uses the failures of the other person's past to invalidate their points, even if it is unrelated to the disagreement at hand.  2. In a debate or argument, one member of the argument overwhelms the ot...

asked on Wednesday, Apr 12, 2023 08:42:13 AM by Pistol
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Is this an Example of a Double Standard Fallacy or Strawman?

P1. Ukraine needs to compromise with Russia America instigated this by expanding NATO on Russias borders. America is further causing unnecessary Ukrainian deaths by giving them weapons instead of allowing negotiations  and peace.  Just Fli...

asked on Monday, Apr 10, 2023 10:57:01 PM by alex
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What can happen if one uses your arguments

Dear Dr. Bo, first of all please forgive me. I am a German which now tries for 45 years to get a grasp for the English language and has utterly failed so far. So if what I write does not make sense, please bear with me and just ask for explanation....

asked on Monday, Apr 10, 2023 02:55:14 PM by Rolly
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