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“Jimmy has a fever, sinus congestion, a cough, and can’t come to school, so he probably has a test later today.”
Causal Fallacy
Fallacy of Sunk Costs
Appeal to Authority
Equivocation
“I know nothing about Tank Johnson except that he has a criminal record as long as your leg, but I’ll bet he’s really just misunderstood.”
False Dilemma
Circular Argument
Appeal to Ignorance
Red Herring Fallacy
“But, Dad, I know you smoked when you were my age, so how can you tell me not to do it?”
Hasty Generalization
Bandwagon Fallacy
Appeal to Pity
Tu Quoque Fallacy
“If America doesn’t send weapons to the Syrian rebels, they won’t be able to defend themselves against their warring dictator. They’ll lose their civil war, and that dictator will oppress them, and the Soviets will consequently carve out a sphere of influence that spreads across the entire Middle East.”
Slippery Slope Fallacy
Appeal to Ignorance
Strawman Argument
Ad Hominem Fallacy
“MacDougal roots for a British football team. Clearly he’s unfit to be a police chief in Ireland.”
Slippery Slope Fallacy
Ad Hominem Fallacy
Red Herring Fallacy
Tu Quoque Fallacy
“Smoking pot is against the law because it’s wrong; I know it’s wrong because it is against the law.”
Circular Argument
Causal Fallacy
Fallacy of Sunk Costs
Bandwagon Fallacy
“Some people vote without seriously weighing the merits of the candidate.”
Fallacy of Sunk Costs
Appeal to Authority
Tu Quoque Fallacy
Hasty Generalization
“This internet news site said that the candidate punches babies. We know that’s true because it’s on the internet.”
Equivocation
Appeal to Authority
Bandwagon Fallacy
Appeal to Pity
“I’m halfway done with college. This is so tough, and it’s not nearly as fun as I thought it would be, but I don’t know. I guess I’ll finish it and get my degree.”
Fallacy of Sunk Costs
Red Herring Fallacy
Ad Hominem Fallacy
Strawman Argument
“All people from Crete are liars”
Appeal to Ignorance
Ad Hominem Fallacy
Causal Fallacy
Appeal to Authority
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