Logical fallacies

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

"All Italians love pizza"

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

"Anyone who REALLY loves pizza prefers Margherita"

"Millions use homeopathy so it must work!"

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

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

"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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

"Do you want to be happy or successful?"

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

Alice is better than Jane

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

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