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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Using true, but misleading data in a graph to stimulate an erroneous conclusion

Two graphs have been shared with me recently, one on COVID deaths vs vaccination rates and the other on the projected use of fossil fuels in the immediate future vs goals to mitigate climate change.  Each can be used to argue against prevailing...

asked on Sunday, Dec 25, 2022 05:14:22 PM by Skeptocrat
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What fallacy is this?

A reporter asked the producer (happened a week ago): R: Do you think it's right to hire those vulnerable people to your scripted homeless-reality? P: They signed it with their hand, they have legal right to participate or not. Would you take this ...

asked on Friday, Dec 23, 2022 04:24:42 PM by Sandor
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Is this a genuine fallacy or just a difference in moral philosophies?

I was talking with a family member the other day, and the conversation ended up going into religious conversation. I'm not religious myself, though I'm not dismissive of it either, while my family member is quite religious. We ended up talking about...

asked on Thursday, Dec 15, 2022 01:43:38 PM by Vasili
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Overreacting sarcastic behavior?

Mr.B: What do you have to prove that your religion is scientific, unlike the other religions? Mr. A: It depends  on the intelligence level of the listener, low levels are unable to believe Mr.B told Mr.A that he committed the Ad Hominem falla...

asked on Tuesday, Dec 13, 2022 10:09:16 PM by Niti
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Because you participate in many extra-curricular activities, you are not going to get good marks this term. Students must choose between doing well academically and having and participating in many extra-curricular activities.

asked on Tuesday, Dec 13, 2022 02:17:04 AM by Callan
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Ben Shapiro's Fallacious Strategy

Ben Shapiro is a well known right-wing propagandist. I never really knew much about him until I started stumbling over Ben Shapiro videos on YouTube and TikTok. It seems like 95% of the videos I've seen focus on transgendered issues. As I understand...

asked on Thursday, Dec 08, 2022 08:30:00 PM by David Blomstrom
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Pseudoscience in advertisments

It's very common to see a sleight of hand in pseudoscience advertising where a claim is made like: you will lose 1 lb a day by taking a supplement, but they fail to mention that their plan includes a 500-calorie-a-day diet. Could this be described b...

asked on Wednesday, Dec 07, 2022 08:47:35 PM by Michael
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“ What’s wrong with believing in an higher power?”

I had a conversation with some very new age people and they always would repeat this .Is this an example of a “Weasel word” and are phrases like this fallacious ? They feel manipulating as hell. Higher power is usually a Euphemism for d...

asked on Friday, Dec 02, 2022 09:27:29 AM by alex
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What fallacy is this

"Murder is good because it's sometimes justified"            First off murder is to unlawfully kill, so can't be justified, but I think they meant kill

asked on Monday, Nov 28, 2022 07:02:48 AM by Giyu
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Is this an example of something being Self Concealed or maybe motte and Bailey?

1. If someone attends AA meetings and follows the 12 Step program, they will stay sober.  2. So how come allot of people who follow it and attend meetings sometimes relapse sometimes years later while still attending AA meetings? Or someone a f...

asked on Sunday, Nov 27, 2022 01:39:32 PM by alex
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