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Avoiding The Issue vs Red HerringCould someone clarify the difference between red herring and avoiding the issue ? What would be an example of each fallacy that isn't the other? The entry on the website for red herring says: "While it is similar to... |
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Is there a technique to demonstrate the rational failure of logical fallacies?I'm having a conversation with a group of people and they have accumulated 4 different fallacies as their attempts to counter my argument. I want to demonstrate how utterly bad their thinking is by swapping out me and my argument with someone else a... |
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Question DiversionDiverting from a question asked |
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Ambiguity FallacyI was looking at the page on the website for ambiguity fallacy and had a question. The Description of the fallacy is: "When an unclear phrase with multiple definitions is used within the argument..." Does this refer to: (1) using a... |
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Is it a false premise that, because authorities have told us so, covid jabs are safe and effective?If you accept that it is a false premise you may still believe that the jabs are both safe and effective regardless in which case what is your response to the arguments that they are either unsafe or ineffective or both? If you don't accept it as a ... |
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appeal to possibility?P1: Children can make the world a better place C: I will try and have children |
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What would we call these fallacies?Listening to people talk over time, I think I've identified a few fallacies and I'm not sure what to call them. 1. When someone is giving an argument in absence of opposition, I've seen them state things as if everyone in the audience agrees with t... |
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Am I Correct in Calling This Circular Reasoning? Are there any other fallacies here?I've been thinking about the Dark Matter vs MoND debate since I've been seeing articles about it lately, and I learned about Dark Matter in college. Having had these explained to me a few times my understanding of the Dark Matter position boils down... |
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Are they fallacies? what are their names?Are they fallacies? what are their names? 1- when someone asks for proofs, data, search in every statement, even for universal concepts. 2- when someone uses general terms to avoid speaking specifically, for example, instead of talking about... |
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is there a specific term for this fallacy?If a person forcefully injects their own definition or interpretation into a term although their definition is not accurate relative to the term/topic. For example, if someone claims that Post-modernism includes the alienating aspect where there is... |
