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Fallacy
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Definition
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Example
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Slippery Slope
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A series of steps in a casual chain and the support/probabilities for each is omitted in an argument that A basically causes Z.
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“When Obama was around, I just feel like they were praying on the day when his eight years was over.”
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Straw Man
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A person’s actual beliefs are misrepresented as something easier to attack and then attacked.
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“We got an arrogant president, and the racism right now has been reborn.”
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Emotional Appeal
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Something is true because I want it to be.
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“Y’all make the most money off our people. Why am I not going to take advantage of y’all and take money from y’all too?”
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Poisoning the Well
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A preemptive ad hominem.
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“My husband, he loves football. His kids play football. It’s really hard for him. … He really wants to go to the Super Bowl, but he can’t go to the Super Bowl, because he’s got to stand for something. You have to sacrifice that. I got to sacrifice a lot of money to perform. But there’s a man who sacrificed his job for us, so we got to stand behind him.”
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Bandwagon
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A popular idea is correct.
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“but she felt obligated to “stand behind” Colin Kaepernick because he “stood up” for minorities.”
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Sunday, February 3, 2019
Kaitlin Gomez_Fallacy List
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