Because Jake is a genius and works for Company X, Company X must be a hub of geniuses.
fallacy of composition
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"The moon is too far away, I don't humans ever landed on it"
personal incredulity
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An attempt to redirect a conversation away from its original topic by introducing an irrelevant piece of information
Red Herring
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the belief that a compromise between two conflicting positions must be the truth or the best solution
middle ground fallacy
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"My uncle smoked for years and lived to be 90, so smoking can't be that bad."
anecdotal fallacy
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someone draws conclusions based on only the consistent data â the data points that are similar to each other â ignoring data that may not support the conclusion.
texas sharpshooter
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"Anyone who REALLY loves pizza prefers Margherita"
no true scotsman
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"You should do more exercise." "Well, you spent Saturday in bed!"
tu quoque
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trap
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seesaw
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fairy
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I don't always cry at sad movies, so I will definitely not cry when watching this sad movie.
bad reason fallacy
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If a woman had five girls, she assumes the next child will have to be a boy.