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What Is This Common Fallacy?What's fallacy is the best fit for this: Puffing, such as in advertising? (example: this brownie is "mouth watering good".) |
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One Size Fits AllToday's Appeal To Faith question posted by Alex (see below) brings up another question. What is the fallacy of thinking that "One Size Fits All." That one explanation or solution should be given for all persons or cases, on the premise ... |
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Nirvana fallacy?In 2011, we had a referendum in the UK on whether to switch to preferential voting (which was called the 'Alternative Vote') instead of the First Past The Post system we use at the moment. In other words, instead of just putting a cross next to thei... |
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Appeal to faith fallacy?If someone doesn’t “believe” what scientists say about evolution, the shape of the earth or climate change because there’s no proof that they’re really trustworthy, and then I tell him that we should trust them regardle... |
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Province of Quebec: Is there a logical fallacy here?So the premier of the province of Quebec has announced that the province will start imposing fines on the unvaxxed. Here was a response from one person: "Will they do the same for the obese, smokers, drinkers and those who don't exercis... |
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Abductive reasoningIs abductive reasoning fallacious? Why or why not? And how do you use it properly? |
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Is the sentence construction logical? Cleanliness is not doing the chores.The original sentence was "Sanctification is not obeying the law." I replace the sentence to "Cleanliness is not doing the chores." to treat it non-theological discussion if possible. I understand there are parameters of definition, connotation and ... |
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Missing The PointWhat is "Missing The Point" called in Dr. Bo's book? Is it in the book? (this was one of Aristotle's 13 Fallacies). There appears to be two variations: (1) where someone makes an argument, gives premises for their conclusion, bu... |
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Meaning?Just wanted to ask a simple question, is the fallacy hypnotic bait and switch called the way it is because it is trying to bait someone by asking them immensely uncontroversial questions that lead to a, "switch" meaning it comes to a randomly irre... |
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Question About Examples of Extended AnalogyThe book gives this Logical Form for Extended Analogy: "A is like B in some way. C is like B in a different way. Therefore, A is like C." I don't see how the two examples given in the book follow that pattern. What are A,B & ... |
