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logical fallacy

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a reasoning error that weakens or invalidates an argument

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faulty generalization

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a faulty generalization makes a too broad of a claim based on the sample size most stereotypes are faulty generalization

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red herring

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diverting the attention away from the main topic

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ad hominen

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personal attack an attack against the person or the character

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weak analogy

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compare two thing that arent similar

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false analogy

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comparasion makes no logical sense

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band wagon

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join cause its popular and most people agree with it

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non-sequitur

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does not follow a statement that has little or no logical connection to the preceding statement

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appeal to doubtful authority

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Citing as expert testimony the opinions of people who don’t necessarily have special knowledge of the issue

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black or white reasoning

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only 2 decisions or choices

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loaded question

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you asked a question that had presumption built into it so that it couldn’t be answered without appearing guilt

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