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Appeal to success?I see this often when referring to scams, especially in the world of crypto, trading and dropshipping. Essentially, the person will justify why you should buy into the scam but they, or certain people, have used it before and it has been successful... |
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"This is our flag."In terms of design (and sometimes symbolism), most U.S. state flags stink. People have been trying to have their respective state flags improved or replaced for decades, but they are almost always shot down. One argument legislators sometimes use i... |
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what to respond?How to respond to someone who'd claim that it is illogical to not believe in spirits (ghosts, poltergeists, demons, etc.) simply because it is mentioned in the bible. The only reason he gives for their existence is because they are mentioned in the ... |
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Differences between False Equivalence, Extended Analogy, Weak Analogyfalse equivalence , extended analogy , weak analogy In all three cases one argues that two or more things that have something in common are equivalent, despite important differences that makes them not equivalent. Is there any real diff... |
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Fallacy Name?I come across a lot of fallacies when i talk to other people but this one has gotta be very common, and obviously fallacious, it's that: Person 1 and Person 2 have an argument based on issue z, Person 1 is arguing in favour of defending z where as ... |
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Limited Scope example as Begging the QuestionThe "Example 2" of begging the question I think fits better under the limited scope . The example is 'The reason everyone wants the new "Slap Me Silly Elmo" doll is because this is the hottest toy of the season!' and the explanation says ... |
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Validity and SoundnessSince fallacies are about errors in reasoning in arguments, and since arguments are assessed in terms of validity and soundness, how are these terms ("validity" and "soundness") defined on this website, particularly in determining whether a specific... |
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Were there any new fallacies added?Im just curious, have there been any new fallacies added so far? last time i went on here was about 10 months ago and im just curious. |
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Sound logic?The argument has a fair point, but are there any weaknesses or fallacies involved? P1: Guns can allow for more serious harm to be done, like killing higher amounts of people easier and faster P2: Other things can also allow for damage to take plac... |
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What do you regard as the key fundamentals of critical thinking and do you think you always follow them?I'll put my answer later but I'm curious to see what LFers regard as the key fundamentals of critical thinking and whether they think they always follow them. If you don't think you always follow them please say when and why. I tend to believe that... |
