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Logical fallacies, “Any time someone begins an attack with ‘So you’re…
Logical fallacies
Ad Hominem Fallacy
When you assume someone is incorrect based on who that person is or what group he or she belongs to.
When attacking an opponent rather than his arguments, you're mudslinging.
Strawman argument
You sometimes resort to constructing a character who you find easier to refute, argue, and disagree with, or you create a position the other person isn’t even suggesting or defending.
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False dilemma
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The false dilemma fallacy is often a manipulative tool designed to polarize the audience, heroicizing one side and demonizing the other.
Slippery slope fallacy
An argument in which a party asserts that a relatively small first step leads to a chain of related events culminating in some significant effect.
Petitio principii
Also known as a circular argument, it occurs when an argument's premises assume the truth of the conclusion, instead of supporting it.
Ex: smoking pot is against the law because it’s wrong; I know it’s wrong because it is against the law.
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“Any time someone begins an attack with ‘So you’re saying we should all just . . .’ or ‘Everyone knows . . . ,’ you can bet a straw man is coming.”
“We have no evidence that the Illuminati ever existed. They must have been so clever they destroyed all the evidence.”