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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... |
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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... |
