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Old May 14, 2007, 08:06 AM
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Critical Thinking Fallacies

We can recognize that athlete participated in sports must be given a special consideration within our grading system, or we can let the university sink into athletic oblivion. What type of fallacy is this?

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Old Nov 1, 2007, 12:53 PM   #11  
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Wishful thinking

“Argument” from popularity


Hasty generalizing

“Argument” from outrage


Straw man

Post hoc

Red herring/smokescreen


Group think

Scare tactics

Poisoning the well

Apple polishing

Guilt trip

Perfectionist fallacy

Inconsistency ad hominem
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Old Feb 10, 2008, 07:44 PM   #12  
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You’re going out with Carron? Well, she’s a nice person, but I hear her last relationship was a wreck! I’d be careful if I were you. what type of fallacies does this sentence falls
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Old Feb 12, 2008, 06:25 PM   #13  
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That would be scare tactics because she is scurring her about relationship...
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It's the type of fallacy supported by everyone who tunes into sports.
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Old Feb 15, 2008, 06:51 PM   #15  
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It’s disgraceful that a member of the Elks Lodge would go out to fast food restaurants every night. The Elks believe in family values, including home-cooked meals. what kind of fallacy is this
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Old Feb 23, 2008, 07:37 AM   #16  
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Which fallacy falls under the following statement? "It takes someone with a really big heart to give to our charity, and you seem like someone who cares more than most."
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"It takes someone with a really big heart to give to our charity, and you seem like someone who cares more than most." Which fallacy is this?
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which fallacy is this? "It takes someone with a really big heart to give to our charity, and you seem like someone who cares more than most."
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It take someone with a really big heart to give to our charity, and you seem like someone who cares more than most.
What type of fallacy statement is this?
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It take someone with a really big heart to give to our charity, and you seem like someone who cares more than most.
What type of fallacy statement is this?
straw man
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