Hasty Generalization
A fallacy in which a faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate evidence.
Post hoc ergo propter hoc
fallacy by saying that correlation does not imply causation.
False Analogy
Arguing on the basis of a comparison of unrelated things.
Begging the Question
A fallacy in which a claim is based on evidence or support that is in doubt.
Red Herring
A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion
Ad Hominem
a fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute
False Dichotomy
considering only two extremes when there are other possibilities
Bandwagon
A fallacy which assumes that because something is popular, it is therefore good, correct, or desirable.
Slippery Slope
A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented
Visual Argument
arguments conveyed through images or objects rather than words
Campaign
A series of actions intended to accomplish a goal
Propaganda
information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
Meme
an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture
Inductive Generalization
knowledge is gained from samples to form conclusions about the whole
Analogy
A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
Cause
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Sign
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Categorical Syllogism
A syllogism in which the premises and conclusion describe the relationship between two categories by using statements that begin with all, no, or some.
Disjunctive Syllogism
a syllogism in which the major premise includes two or more mutually exclusive alternatives
Either P or Q not P therefore Q
Dilemma
a choice between two unpleasant or difficult options
deductive reasoning types
Categorical Syllogism, Disjunctive Syllogism, Dilemma, Reducto ad
Absurdum
Reducto ad absurdum
(reduction to absurdity) disprove a proposition by showing the absurdity of its inevitable conclusion, refute your opponent's position to prove your own
Inductive Reasoning types
Inductive Generalization, Sign, Analogy, Cause
The force that seeks to control this world and introduce its global fascist state, the network I call the Illuminati, is nothing if not predictable
Begging the question
I thought it could be a war or a nuclear "terrorist" device, but something fantastic was always going to happen during the years of the Bush presidency when, as I wrote on inauguration day, the agenda would be pressed forward with a gathering pace
post hoc ergo propter hoc
Fast as the world was being moved towards global centralized (sic) fascism, it was still not fast enough to match the timescale demanded by the Illuminati agenda.
Slippery slope
Even war with the Islamic peoples is not the end, but the means to an end - a conflict with the remaining forces of communism, which they also control
Begging the question
Saddam Hussein is every bit as much a knowing Illuminati pawn as Father George and Boy George Bush in America
Ad Hominem
After the Kennedy assassination it was Lee Harvey Oswald; after Oklahoma it was Timothy McVeigh; now it is Osama Bin Laden
False analogy
Lee Harvey Oswald was being circulated BEFORE President Kennedy was even dead.
Begging the question
mind-controlled fanatic driving a car bomb into a restaurant in Jerusalem
Ad Hominem
The reptilian mind has an undeveloped emotional level and therefore there is no emotional consequence for them no matter to what depths of horror and depravity they may sink
Begging the question
Because it was an inside job, that's how, orchestrated by forces WITHIN the United States and planned by the highest levels of U.S. "Intelligence" in co-ordination with other strands of the Illuminati spider's web worldwide...
Begging the question
But even they are only pawns in a game controlled by far greater powers and they are as expendable as anyone once they have served their purpose
Begging the question
ask what we are going to do to stop these lunatics from taking over their asylum
Ad hominem
The world will never be the same again, that's true, but within every danger there is opportunity. And for those of us, the vast majority, who seek peace not conflict, freedom-for-all, not dictatorship-by-the-few, now have to look ourselves in the mirror
False Dichotomy
Running is no longer an option because soon there will be nowhere to run. It is time to lift the arse (that's "ass" or "Bush" to Americans) from the chair and let's stop sitting down and taking this shit(ad). People can bombard the radio phone-ins with an
Bandwagon
Well, what form of government do you want? A government by liberal do-gooders ready to spend your hard-earned dollars or a government led by business minds that understand how to live within a tight budget and generate jobs that put people to work?
False Dichotomy, Begging the question
Yesterday I met the most remarkable person. He/she is kind, considerate, sensitive, and thoughtful
Hasty Generalization
The Japanese debt has reached 1 quadrillion yen. Yes, that is a 1 with 15 zeros after it. By comparison the U.S. national debt is a mere $17 trillion
False analogy
OK, maybe there is nothing wrong with a kiss, but remember where kissing leads and where that leads and that. Before you know it you'll be the mother of an unwanted baby! Your young life will be ruined forever
Slippery Slope
Democratic movements have been taking place worldwide since Obama has taken office, clearly Obama should get the Nobel peace prize.
Hoc Ergo propter hoc
The fight over the health care law is no longer the issue for the GOP in the shutdown fight. The issue is to do anything they can do divert attention from the fools they've made of themselves on Obamacare
Ad Hominem
So-called scientists keep saying how dangerous smoking is. My grandmother smoked a pack a day and lived to be 90 years old.
Red Herring
The debt of the federal government has reached 100% of GDP, or the total of all the yearly economic activity for the entire nation. Greece experienced this same level of debt right before its economy collapsed
False Analogy
If the neighbors don't like our loud music, that's just too bad. After all, we have a right to listen to the music we like when and where we want to play it.
Begging the question
If we intervene in the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, we will end up becoming the world's police, intervening in every situation involving a violation of human rights
Slippery slope
Scientists can't even agree on how the dinosaurs died, to say nothing about how something as complicated as the eye was created. These gaping holes in the theory of evolution prove that the creatures of the earth were created by intelligent design.
Begging the question, false dichotomy
You are either for us or against us. You either support democracy and freedom or terrorism and tyranny.
False Dichotomy
The Senator claims that the Oceans are dying. What we really need to concern ourselves with is all of the government regulations facing industry today, and all of the jobs that will be lost if bureaucratic regulations continue to grow. We need a country w
Red Herring
The cattle at slaughterhouses line up to be systematically exterminated, in a process as efficient and cold hearted as any Nazi death camp.
False analogy
During the recession revenues are down, debt is skyrocketing. The last thing we need is more government spending. What we need is a tax cut to boost the economy.
False dichotomy
More and more countries around the world are realizing how dangerous these GMO crops are. Europe won't even let these Frankenfoods into the country.
Bandwagon
Across the nation we see states moving to more liberal gun laws, and these laws are working. Since 1990 crime has been cut in half.
Hoc ergo propter hoc
deductive reasoning
reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case (The sun rises every morning; therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning.)