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Fallacies From Love Is A Fallacy
Fallacies From Love Is A Fallacy
Fallacies From Love Is A Fallacy
Hasty Generalization: too few instances to support the conclusion. (Nobody on camopus
speaks French.)
Post Hoc: Lets not take Bill on our picnic. Every time we take him it rains. Bill has no
connection to the weather.
Contradictory Premesis: If God can do anything, can he make a stone so heavy he cant lift
it? there can be no argument when the premises contradict each other..
Ad Misericordian: Appeal to someones sympathy or pity to avoid the question. (My wife is
aripple, the children are hungry)
False Analogy: Comparing two different situations and making an analogy. The situations must
be camparable.
Hypothesis Contrary to Fact: Starting with a false hypotheses and drawing conclusions.
Madam Curies discovery of radium would not have happened if she hadnt left the
photographic plate with pitch blende out.
Poisoning the Well: Tainting an argument before it has begun.. (First man calls a second man a
liar before he gets to say anything.)
Begging the Question: Assuming the premise is true without evidence. Have your parents quit
making all of your decisions for you?
Slippery Slope: Arguing that one event will lead to another which will lead to another. If I
dont study Ill fail the class, have to drop out of high school and get married young!
Ad Homein: Attacking the person instead of attacking the argument the person is making.
Non Sequitar: Does not necessarily follow. (A man is a good husband because he does not beat
his wife.)