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Logical Fallacy: a error in reasoning
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0 comments All Discussions | Below is the statement as it appears with the fallacy marked as correct. You can see the totals of most frequent responses to this statement. And after reading the any discussion going on below, you can select your choice(s) for the correct answer. For now, whoever posts each statement can update corrections. |
Peter: "Based on the arguments I have presented, it is evident that it is morally wrong to use animals for food or clothing."
Bill: "But you are wearing a leather jacket and you have a roast beef sandwich in your hand! How can you say that using animals for food and clothing is wrong!"
Bill: "But you are wearing a leather jacket and you have a roast beef sandwich in your hand! How can you say that using animals for food and clothing is wrong!"
Ad Hominem Tu Quoque
AKA "You Too Fallacy" Category: Fallacies of Relevance (Red Herrings) → Ad hominems (Genetic Fallacies) This fallacy is committed when it is concluded that a person's claim is false because 1) it is inconsistent with something else a person has said or 2) what a person says is inconsistent with her actions. This type of "argument" has the following form:
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1,438 Total Answer Attempts 56%
804 Correctly Popped Fallacies
634 Incorrectly Un/Popped
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Example from LaBossiere's Forty Two Fallacies
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Most Common Responses55 - Circumstantial Ad Hominem 53 - Personal Attack 42 - Guilt by Association 34 - Relativist Fallacy 30 - False Dilemma 26 - Appeal to Ridicule 24 - Appeal to Common Practice 24 - Biased Generalization 23 - Appeal to the Consequences of a Belief 23 - Ad Hominem 22 - Special Pleading 20 - Begging the Question 19 - Poisoning the Well 18 - Red Herring 18 - Slippery Slope 16 - Misleading Vividness 15 - Burden of Proof 15 - Appeal to Belief 15 - Hasty Generalization 15 - Appeal to Spite 14 - Fallacy of Division 13 - Ignoring a Common Cause 12 - Confusing Cause and Effect 11 - Post Hoc 10 - Appeal to Emotion 9 - Genetic Fallacy 9 - Fallacy of Composition 8 - Appeal to Novelty 7 - Appeal to Tradition 6 - Appeal to Authority 6 - Gambler's Fallacy 5 - Middle Ground 5 - Appeal to Popularity 5 - Peer Pressure 4 - Appeal to Pity 2 - Appeal to Flattery 1 - Appeal to Fear |
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