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[[Literacy]]
things you use in an argument with no bearing to logic or the argument
ad hominem - insulting the other guy
ad lapidem - alex special, saying no without an argument
fallacy fallacy - calling out fallacies without actually providing a counterargument
appeal to hypocrisy/tu quoque - calling out another persons hypocrisy like eg you hate this game but you dont make any
possibiliter ergo probabiliter/appeal to probability - this is likely so it must be true
false dilemma- presenting something as either this or that when there could be more options
straw man - misrepresents opponents argument to make it easier to attack, eg "gmos are bad? so youre saying you like farmers losing money because of bugs?"
cherry picking - picks specific parts that support their claim and ignore the countless other things that go against
proof by assertion - im right because im repeating my point over and over again
| NAME | MEANING |
| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 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. |
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