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| concluding that a person's claim is false because it is inconsistent with something else a person has said or because what a person says is inconsistent with her actions. | ||
| Claiming that because two more extreme options or explanations exist (one on each side of the issue) the middle course must be more reasonable. | ||
| Basing the validity of your argument on an ability to punish or coerce the audience -- Might makes right. | ||
| Claiming the mere fact that most people do something makes it correct, moral, justified, or reasonable. | ||
| Claiming that something must be true because, if it is true, good things will happen. OR Claiming something is false because if it were true, bad things would happen | ||
| Believing that something is better or true because it is new. | ||
| Arguing that, because a wealthy or successful person says something, it is true. | ||
| Assuming that something is better or correct simply because it is older, traditional, or "always has been done." | ||
| Supporting a claim by implying that a behavior or belief will result in acceptance by (or rejection by) a desirable group | ||
| Drawing a conclusion about a population based on a sample that is biased or prejudiced in some manner. | ||
| Perceived defect in the origin of a claim or thing is taken to be evidence that discredits the claim or thing itself. It is also a line of reasoning in which the origin of a claim or thing is taken to be evidence for the claim or thing | ||
| a fallacy in which a very small number of particularly dramatic events are taken to outweigh a significant amount of statistical evidence | ||
| Claiming that something must be true until it has been proven false | ||
| Making an argument by asking a question that implies the truth of a claim |
