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If a consumer prefers a brand-name item over a store brand, saying it’s better because of the name

genetic fallacy

"Is it against the law to ride a scooter without a helmet?" "It should be against the law"

ignoratio elenchi

"The moon is too far away, I don't humans ever landed on it"

personal incredulity

"My alarm didn't ring"...."I got stuck in traffic"......"I had a personal emergency!"

kettle logic

If a woman had five girls, she assumes the next child will have to be a boy.

gamblers' fallacy

the belief that a compromise between two conflicting positions must be the truth or the best solution

middle ground fallacy

“I think we should lower the legal drinking age.” “No, if we do that, we’ll have ten-year-olds getting drunk in bars!”

slippery slope

Alice is better than Jane

incomplete comparison

someone draws conclusions based on only the consistent data – the data points that are similar to each other — ignoring data that may not support the conclusion.

texas sharpshooter

"Have you stopped stealing cookies from the jar?" This question is a trap. If you say yes, you admit you used to steal. If you say no, it sounds like you're still stealing.

loaded question

"Anyone who REALLY loves pizza prefers Margherita"

no true scotsman

"Do you want to be happy or successful?"

false dilemma

"Millions use homeopathy so it must work!"

bandwagon

Scenario: A parent doesn’t let their daughter go to a party. The daughter responds with “Why do you hate me?”

strawman

"All Italians love pizza"

quantification fallacy

"My uncle smoked for years and lived to be 90, so smoking can't be that bad."

anecdotal fallacy

the tendency for people to continue an endeavor or course of action even when abandoning it would be more beneficial

sunk cost

"You should do more exercise." "Well, you spent Saturday in bed!"

tu quoque

I don't always cry at sad movies, so I will definitely not cry when watching this sad movie.

bad reason fallacy

Because Jake is a genius and works for Company X, Company X must be a hub of geniuses.

fallacy of composition

Parent: “It’s time to go to bed.” Child: “Why?” Parent: “Because this is your bedtime.”

circular reasoning

using a large number of arguments so that the opponent is unable to answer them all

shotgun argumentation

An attempt to redirect a conversation away from its original topic by introducing an irrelevant piece of information

Red Herring

He's so evil you can't believe anything he says

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