Moi Jamri
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Moi Jamri
Equivocation, aka “calling two different things by the same name,” is the logical fallacy of using a word or phrase in an argument either:
Here’s an example:
- In an ambiguous way
- To mean two or more things
Here’s an example:
- Salad is healthy, and taco salad is a salad. Therefore, taco salad is healthy.
Equivocation Fallacy Explained, With Examples
The bandwagon fallacy, also known as the appeal to the masses or appeal to common belief fallacy, is the logical fallacy of claiming that something is true because everyone believes it. Whether that belief is actually true or not doesn’t matter—if an arguer claims that a position is true because it’s popular, the arguer is using the bandwagon falla... See more
Bandwagon Fallacy: Definition and Examples
Literally translating as 'you too' this fallacy is also known as the appeal to hypocrisy. It is commonly employed as an effective red herring because it takes the heat off someone having to defend their argument, and instead shifts the focus back on to the person making the criticism.
Example: Nicole identified that Hannah had committed a logical fa... See more
Example: Nicole identified that Hannah had committed a logical fa... See more
Your logical fallacy is tu quoque
A red herring is a misleading statement, question, or argument meant to redirect a conversation away from its original topic.
Red Herring Fallacy, Explained
Person 1: I think we should mute debaters’ microphones when it’s their opponents’ turns to speak so they can’t interrupt each other.
Person 2: I disagree because I support free speech.
Person 2: I disagree because I support free speech.
What Is a Straw Man Argument? Definition and Examples
Straw Man Fallacy
distorting an opposing position into an extreme version of itself and then arguing against that extreme version. In creating a straw man argument, the arguer strips the opposing point of view of any nuance and often misrepresents it in a negative light.
What Is a Straw Man Argument? Definition and Examples
Ad Hominem
(Attacking the person): This fallacy occurs when, instead of addressing someone's argument or position, you irrelevantly attack the person or some aspect of the person who is making the argument. The fallacious attack can also be direct to membership in a group or institution.
(Attacking the person): This fallacy occurs when, instead of addressing someone's argument or position, you irrelevantly attack the person or some aspect of the person who is making the argument. The fallacious attack can also be direct to membership in a group or institution.
Ad Hominem
"What we're actually looking for often when we go to see somebody for advice is not for them to change our mind, but for us to change their mind."
"One kind of entrepreneur you say, Whose need am I satisfying today? [...] The other kind, to quote Michael Schraig here, is to say, the purpose of my business is to change people, to change them from something into something else. This is the kind of business that we remember generations later"