From 9ca54555008b21907d6047b26c204506ad9e86cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: john ruina Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:55:44 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] vault backup: 2026-09-29 08:55:44 --- literacy/fallacies.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/literacy/fallacies.md b/literacy/fallacies.md index 9beb614..1cbf36b 100644 --- a/literacy/fallacies.md +++ b/literacy/fallacies.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ | 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. | +| 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. | @@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ | 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. | +| Ipse Dixit | When a claim is presented as self sufficiently true. |