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Description: The fallacy of Hasty Generalization is committed when an assumption is made based on too little information. It may, for example, be that a small sample of a large group has been observed, and the properties of this sample are assumed to be present in the larger group.

Description: Latin for ‘after this, therefore because of this’, this fallacy is committed when people confuse correlation for causation and assume that because one event followed another, the former was caused by the latter. Of course, while this may be the case, it is by no means certain. The two events may be completely independent for example, or there may be a third element that in fact caused both events.

Description: Tu Quoque literally means “You too.” It’s a particular type of Red Herring fallacy where the speaker avoids responding to a criticism by distracting the listener with claims that other people (ideally the one doing the criticizing) have also done similar bad things.

Description: Conspiracy theorists often create unfalsifiable arguments, using a combination of goalpost moving, arguments from ignorance and circular logic.

Description: When someone claims that the fact that everyone called them crazy means they must be right, because 'they called Galileo crazy' (or some other person who was historically dismissed then turned out to be right), they are committing a fallacy.  They are forgetting that the vast majority of people in history who were called crazy weren't misunderstood geniuses, they were, in fact, crazy.

Description: This is an extremely common fallacy. After all, if a lot of people believe something, it must be true, right?

Description: When supporting your claims by comparing two things, it's important to be consistent in terms of what you're actually comparing. If you are not fair when setting up the parameters, and you end up comparing the two in different ways, you are engaging in the fallacy of Inconsistent Comparison.

Description: The Passing the Buck Fallacy occurs when someone attempts to avoid responsibility by claiming someone else is to blame for their actions. https://fallacioustrump.com/ft157/

Description: The Dysphemism fallacy occurs when someone replaces a neutral term with an unnecessarily negative one to support their position. https://fallacioustrump.com/ft164/

Description: The Appeal to Probability Fallacy occurs when someone assumes that because something is possible or probable then it will definitely happen.

Description: The Calling Cards Fallacy occurs when someone dismisses a valid point by accusing their opponent of playing a rhetorical card.

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Description: A definition of a logical fallacy, as described by the Fallacious Trump Podcast

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Description: A straw man fallacy is the logical error of distorting a claim or argument to make it easier to refute. Help to spread the word about this logical fallacy

Description: A genetic fallacy is the logical error of believing or dismissing a claim based on its origin rather than evidence. Help to spread the word about this logical fallacy

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Description: The Moving the Goalposts Fallacy describes a situation where someone responds to evidence which refutes their claim by changing the rules and demanding ever more and greater evidence

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Description: The No True Scotsman Fallacy is committed when your existing definition of a particular group is challenged by a member who doesn’t fit the criteria. Rather than adjust the definition, the offending group member is redefined as a non-member of the group.

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Description: A Red Herring is a distraction, anything that sends a conversation off on a tangent and away from the original point. When someone completely avoids a question by bringing up another issue entirely, they are committing a Red Herring fallacy.

Description: A non sequitur fallacy occurs when someone makes a conclusion that does not follow from the premises.

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Description: A logical fallacy in which the arguer ignores a large amount of evidence which casts doubt on their claim, carefully selecting only the parts which make their claim sound plausible.

Description: Inspired by the single cause fallacy

Description: The fallacy of Moral Equivalence is committed when someone argues that because the actions of two people or groups are morally equivalent (whether they are or not), those people or groups are just as bad as each other.

Description: The Slippery Slope fallacy is committed when a person assumes if one bad thing happens, then more, and often worse, bad things will inevitably follow.

Description: The False Dilemma Fallacy occurs when someone suggests or implies there are only two possible choices or outcomes, and if you don’t choose one then the other is inevitable

Description: The Magic Words Fallacy occurs when someone uses specific phrasing to avoid consequences for what they say.