Logical Fallacies

[cce1302]

They are what keep me coming back.

Join for the discussion, stick around for the logical fallacies...

Logical Fallacies: The Fallacy Files


Some of my favorites:

Straw argument
Red herring
False dilemma


One that is very common that I rarely call people on is the appeal to popularity.

 

[ModernGunner]

LOL, well, I guess the 'worrisome' part about 'logical fallacies' comes from the usage of the term 'logical fallacy'!

 

[cce1302]

A bit oxymoronic, I agree.

 

[Hoosier8]

My fav right now is Appeal to Authority which is used most often in the Climate debates on the internets.

 

[ModernGunner]

LOL, and I like how it went from 'global warming' to 'climate change' now to 'global climate something-or-other'.

The Al Gore loons, and that includes the Liar-In-Chief, claimed 'global warming' and shouted and screamed about it. So, I make 'em 'own' that term... permanently, LOL! They don't get to change or 'bend' the terms so they sound less moronic.

Of course, the Al Gore loons tried to be 'subtle' about that one. Didn't work, LOL. What DID work was Al Gore making 10's of millions of $$$ suckering folks with his 'carnival barker' rhetoric about global warming, LOL!

 

[ATM]

...One that is very common that I rarely call people on is the appeal to popularity.

I don't mind calling people out on that one.

 

[jsharmon7]

I don't mind calling people out on that one.

I'm pretty popular. Feel free to cite me as a source for any argument. I trust your judgment.

 

[cce1302]

I'm pretty popular. Feel free to cite me as a source for any argument. I trust your judgment.

Everybody agrees.