Blog post 3: types of fallacies

Begging the question: women deserve rights but should not be in the military because only men should serve in the military.

Ad Hominem: The rules my dad makes when I lived with my parents were so dumb. It’s mostly because of how old he was that he just didn’t understand.

Equivocation: if I told you I was going to tell you a secret but only time will tell, there’s no way I would be able to tell you.

Slippery slope: my mom is always on about me playing video games. She starts off by saying it’s causing me to not get enough sleep, and then it starts to make me feel depressed. Ultimately she says video games will end up being the death of me.

Strawman: my dad thinks that I’m always stealing money out of his wallet which is clearly not true. I didn’t steal money out of his wallet yesterday and the fact that he would base his claim on that is ridiculous.

Tu Quoque: my dad thinks he knows everything but he clearly doesn’t. I mean he’s my dad, and I don’t know anything so why should he?

Non Sequitur: going on roller coasters can be dangerous, but we deal with danger every day. When I go into my kitchen and I use the knives, I always deal with the risk that I could hurt myself. That’s why roller coasters are OK to ride.

False dichotomy: how many times has your partner cheated on you? About two times or more?

Argument from ignorance: I’ve never seen the tooth fairy so I know the tooth fairy doesn’t exist.

Red herring: There’s clearly an issue with the education system we have in California. In order to fix that issue, we should really be thinking about how some of the businesses surrounding colleges are affected.

Irrelevant reason:
United States hotdogs taste really good. That’s why Korea should really have them.

Gamblers:
You know I’ve lost six times in a row, but I’m bound to win the next time because seven is a lucky number!

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