Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Fallacies

Hasty Generalization
WIll plays football, he must not have good grades

Stereotype
Irish people are drunks.

Cause and Effect
I went to bed at 2 am. As a result, out football team got killed.

Only Cause
If you do not eat a lot you will not be fat

False Analogy
My balance was outstanding, nuch like that of a drunk person

Attacking the Person
DIngo thinks he is smart when it is plainly obvious that he is stupid

Either or
Either we have to win the game or lose the game.

NOn-Seequiter
I get good grades, I should be forced to attend summer school

CIrcular Reasoning
I am funny, I get good grades, and I am very intelligent, you should raise my grade.

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