diff --git a/literacy/fallacies.md b/literacy/fallacies.md index d22e5ed..9beb614 100644 --- a/literacy/fallacies.md +++ b/literacy/fallacies.md @@ -1,17 +1,24 @@ [[Literacy]] -| NAME | DESCRIPTION | -| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -| Ad Hominem | Insulting opposition without argument. | -| Ad Lapidem (Appeal to the stone) | Saying no without an argument. | -| Fallacy Fallacy | Calling out fallacies without argument. | -| Tu Quoque (Appeal to Hypocrisy) | Calling out hypocrisy, example being "You say this game is bad, but you don't make any." Such an argument makes no sense. | -| Possibiliter Ergo Probabiliter | Claiming that something is likely so it must be true. | -| False Dilemma | Claiming something is either this or that, despite it being a gradient or there being more possiblilities. | -| Straw man | Misrepresenting argument to make it easier to counter, example being "You dislike pedophiles? Are you saying disciplining children is bad?" | -| Cherry Picking | Picks out specific parts of evidence that supports their claim despite there being tons of other evidence that go against it. | -| Proof by Assertion | Reiterating argument without new evidence. | -| Non Sequitur | A statement that does not follow the logical flow of the previous. | -| Bandwagon | Belief that claim is right because tons of people do it. | -| Slippery Slope | Claiming one minor step will lead to major consequences. | +| NAME | DESCRIPTION | +| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | +| Ad Hominem | Insulting opposition without argument. | +| Ad Lapidem (Appeal to the stone) | When an argument is dismissed without a counter. | +| Fallacy Fallacy | Calling out fallacies without argument. | +| Tu Quoque (Appeal to Hypocrisy) | Calling out hypocrisy, example being "You say this game is bad, but you don't make any." Such an argument makes no sense. | +| Possibiliter Ergo Probabiliter | Claiming that something is likely so it must be true. | +| False Dilemma | Claiming something is either this or that, despite it being a gradient or there being more possiblilities. | +| Straw man | Misrepresenting argument to make it easier to counter. | +| Cherry Picking | Picks out specific parts of evidence that supports their claim despite there being tons of other evidence that go against it. | +| Proof by Assertion | Reiterating argument without new evidence. | +| Non Sequitur | A statement that does not follow the logical flow of the previous. | +| Bandwagon/Argumentum ad Populum | Belief that claim is right because tons of people do it. | +| Slippery Slope | Claiming one minor step will lead to major consequences. | +| Burden of Proof | When the responsibility of countering a claim is incorrectly shifted to the person questioning it. | +| Proof by Assertion | Repeatedly stating a claim without backing it up. | +| Argumentum ad Infinitum/Nauseam | When a point is brought up too many times. | +| Invincible Ignorance | Refusing to believe an argument regardless of evidence. | +| Ignoratio Elenchi | When an argument is valid, but does not relate to the issue in question. | +| Logic Chopping | When irrelevant/trivial details are countered instead of the main argument. | +| Argumentum Verbosum | When an argument is countered with complex jargon meant to overwhelm the opponent. |