Genetic Fallacy
Genetic fallacy: Saying that some idea’s history or origin (genesis) means it is true/false. Share/Bookmark
View ArticleGuilt By Association
Guilt by Association: You are just the same as X, and X is terrible. Therefore, you’re terrible (the conclusion is usually implied) Share/Bookmark
View ArticleFallacies of Relevance
Fallacies of Relevance: Bringing up irrelevant considerations in an effort to distract listener from the merits of the actual argument. Many forms. Share/Bookmark
View ArticleLoaded Question
Loaded question: A question with an unacceptable pre-supposition. (for a satirical example, take Stephen Colbert’s first question in some interviews: “Why do you hate America so much?”) Share/Bookmark
View ArticlePoisoning The Well
Poisoning the well: Telling the audience what to think of a speaker when you’re introducing the speaker (My next guest is notorious for his extremist views about gun control and I’m sure my audience is...
View ArticlePost Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
Post hoc ergo propter hoc: “After this, therefore because of this”, a fallacy in reasoning about causes. (I took a sip of my drink and right afterward, the Red Sox scored a run. I’ll take another sip...
View ArticleSlippery Slope
Slippery slope: If we take one step, we’ll have to take all the rest of them because there’s no real difference between this first step and all the subsequent ones. Share/Bookmark
View ArticleExpert in the wrong domain
Expert in the wrong domain: a fallacious version of an appeal to authority – i.e. appealing to a doctor of philosophy for a medical opinion, e.g. Share/Bookmark
View ArticleFake Expert
Fake Expert: A fallacious appeal to authority in which the ‘expert’ is not an expert at all. Share/Bookmark
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From Time Magazine: Does Kindergarten lead to crime?
Time magazine recent reported on New Hampshire state legislator Bob Kingsbury’s assertion that “The sources I have is I went to the Department of Education and got a list of kindergartens and I went to...
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