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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Marjorie Taylor Greene response after attending rally with white nationalists?

"We're not going to be deterred by journalists and Washington insiders who fear the name of Our Lord, and relentlessly attack those of us who proclaim His name. We know that Christ is our only judge,"   Keep in mind that's not all she said I ...

asked on Thursday, Mar 24, 2022 09:33:06 AM by Jakub M
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Debate about cancel culture and metoo movement.

Callout culture allows marginalized people to seek accountability where the justice system fails. The #metoo movement gave innumerable women (and some men) the ability to call out their countless abusers in a forum where the accusations might be hea...

asked on Thursday, Mar 17, 2022 02:18:06 PM by Jakub M
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Is this logic sound, if not, what is the error called?

There was a thread recently on whether true foreknowledge (as opposed to successful prediction) was logically possible. This is not about whether true foreknowledge is possible or not, but it is about whether the argument used by a person (Fred) ...

asked on Thursday, Mar 17, 2022 11:30:54 AM by Jim
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Is this covered anywhere?

I call it appeal to conflict, where because details about a thing are in dispute, the whole thing is in dispute. (creationists love this)

asked on Thursday, Mar 17, 2022 10:35:47 AM by beepboop
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Reading a book by Mark Levin (American Marxism) quote from book:

" planning to add Democratic seats to ensure control over that body (government); using tens of billions of taxpayer funds to subsidize and strengthen core parts of the Democratic Party base and facilitating massive illegal immigration, the purpose ...

asked on Thursday, Mar 17, 2022 09:28:01 AM by Jakub M
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Can you detect the logical fallacy here? 

Someone wrote on Twitter the following: "Why did Congress just give itself a 21% pay raise — isn’t Congress why the US has runaway inflation?" Can you detect the logical fallacy here? 

asked on Tuesday, Mar 15, 2022 09:11:35 PM by Shawn
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Is this a sound logical syllogism about evolution being intelligent?

Claim, evolution is intelligent.  P1: A network is a bunch of parts linked up to store and share information. This is how intelligence works. P2: intelligence emerges from networks. P3: Evolution is a network because it emerges out of a bunch o...

asked on Monday, Mar 14, 2022 11:57:00 AM by Jason Mathias
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Another reading (Yes I do find democrats equally guilty of fallacies)

“Affirmative Action levels the playing field so people of color and all women have the chance to compete in education and in business. White men hold 95% to 97% of the high-level corporate jobs. And that’s with affirmative action program...

asked on Sunday, Mar 13, 2022 08:36:53 PM by Jakub M
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another quote I see people saying!

Only criminals have a reason to hate police! Blue lives matter supporters.

asked on Sunday, Mar 13, 2022 07:54:11 PM by Jakub M
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How would somebody describe this?

“So, Jen Psaki's more interested in auditioning for a new job at fake news CNN or MSDNC than actually serve you the American people that are paying the highest price in history for a gallon of gasoline. And according to the climate alarmist cu...

asked on Sunday, Mar 13, 2022 05:37:04 PM by Jakub M
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