SAURAV PANDEY
August 22, 2024
This involves twisting someone’s argument to make it easier to attack.
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Instead of focusing on the argument, you criticize the person who made it, targeting their character or personal flaws.
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This fallacy assumes that one action will lead to a series of increasingly worse outcomes.
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Presenting a situation as if there are only two possible options when, in reality, there are more.
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Using the opinion of a well-known person to support your argument, even if they aren’t an expert on the subject.
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Claiming something is true just because a lot of people believe it, regardless of actual evidence.
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Trying to sway people by playing on their emotions instead of using logical arguments.
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Bringing up an unrelated topic to distract from the main issue.
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Using the conclusion as proof of the conclusion, without any actual evidence.
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Believing that because one event follows another, the first must have caused the second.
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