Fallacies

1) Begging the Question “ The news is fake because so much of the news is fake” – Trump  https://youtu.be/0Cx5KH0BfE4

2) Ad Hominem “ I believe that human cloning is wrong. “ “Of course you would you’re an idiot”

3) Equivocation “Giving money to charity is the right thing to do. So charities have the right to our money.”

 4) Slippery Slope “ If teachers let students use smart phones during tutorial, eventually teachers will let students use them during regular classes.

5) Straw Man : “ The school budget must be examined to cut out waste.” “This man wants to starve our children.”

 6) Tu Quoque : “You should quit smoking.” “ Look who’s talking, I’ll quit when you quit.”

7) Non-sequitur “ If you vote against Obama because he can’t get stuff done, it’s kinda like saying ‘this guy can’t cure cancer. I’m going to vote for cancer.” -Chris Rock

 8) False Dichotomy “ Either you listen to Michael Jackson, or you don’t like pop music at all.”

9) Argument from ignorance : “Science hasn’t proven that birth control causes weight gain. Therefore, your birth control did not cause you to gain weight.”

 10) Red Herring: Energy drinks can be potentially very dangerous. However, how else are students supposed to have enough energy to study and get good grades?”

11) Appeal to emotion: I realize I’m not qualified, but if you don’t give me this job, my children will starve.

12) Genetic: “We should not trust him because he is  a Muslim and he might be a terrorist.”

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