Rhetoric, Logic and Argumentation Logical Fallacies
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Cognitive Bias 0 Confirmation Bias 0 Bandwagon Effect 0 Wishful
Thinking 0 Framing Bias 0 Clustering Illusion 0 Gamblers Fallacy 0
Halo Effect 0 Illusory Superiority 0 Self-Serving Bias Four out of
five dentists surveyed preferred Crest toothpaste. Jackson Ford is
the Number One Ford Dealership in the Southeast Region. Save 50 if
you bring your own bag! Well, that's the news from Lake Wobegon,
where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and
all the children are above average. That is taxpayers money that
you are spending!
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Non Sequitur
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Non Causa Pro Causa (Cum/Post Hoc)
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Weak Analogy
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Hasty Generalization
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Loaded Questions (Begging the Question) "How am I to get in?"
asked Alice again, in a louder tone. Are you to get in at all?"
said the Footman, "That's the first question, you know. Lewis
Carroll, Alices Adventures in Wonderland
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Red Herring
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Argument from/Appeal to Authority
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Ad Hominem 0 Speaking at the Conservative Political Action
Conference, Anne Coulter called Senator Ted Kennedy an adulterous
drunk. She joked that President Clinton had crack pipes on the
White House Christmas tree.
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Straw Man 0 People who think abortion should be banned have no
respect for the rights of women. They treat them as nothing but
baby-making machines. That's wrong. Women must have the right to
choose. 0 People who are in favor of abortion think it's okay to
commit cold blooded murder.
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Faulty Emotional Appeal BEER BELLY, MAN BOOBS, AND AN EXTRA
CHIN TO SHAVE
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Guilt by Association 0 The most telling moment in last night's
[State of the Union] speech came after the president noted that
"key provisions of the Patriot Act are set to expire next year." In
response, notes the New York Times, "some critics in Congress
applauded enthusiastically." If Osama bin Laden watched the speech,
one imagines him applauding too. 0 Source: James Taranto, "The al
Qaeda Cheering Section", Best of the Web Today, 1/21/2004