some pretty logical fallacies am i right

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Fear

intentionally using images or language to make someone SCARED so they just believe you

<p>intentionally using images or language to make someone SCARED so they just believe you</p>
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Ad Hominem

a fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute

<p>a fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute</p>
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False Dichotomy

Consists of a consideration of only the two extremes when there are one or more intermediate possibilities

<p>Consists of a consideration of only the two extremes when there are one or more intermediate possibilities</p>
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False Analogy

When two cases are not sufficiently parallel to lead readers to accept a claim of connection between them.

<p>When two cases are not sufficiently parallel to lead readers to accept a claim of connection between them.</p>
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Slippery Slope

A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented

<p>A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented</p>
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Non Sequitur

something that does not logically make sense

<p>something that does not logically make sense</p>
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False Authority

A fallacy that offers the speaker/writer's authority as the sole reason for believing a claim

<p>A fallacy that offers the speaker/writer's authority as the sole reason for believing a claim</p>
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Post Hoc

Blaming something that has no connection with the problem.

<p>Blaming something that has no connection with the problem.</p>
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Hasty Generalization

a fallacy in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence

<p>a fallacy in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence</p>
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Bandwagon

"Everyone is doing it so you should too."

<p>"Everyone is doing it so you should too."</p>
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Faulty Appeal

believing something must be true because an expert or majority said so

<p>believing something must be true because an expert or majority said so</p>
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Circular Reasoning

a fallacy in which the writer repeats the claim as a way to provide evidence

<p>a fallacy in which the writer repeats the claim as a way to provide evidence</p>
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Straw Man

A fallacy that occurs when a speaker chooses a deliberately poor or oversimplified example in order to ridicule and refute an idea.

<p>A fallacy that occurs when a speaker chooses a deliberately poor or oversimplified example in order to ridicule and refute an idea.</p>
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Red Herring

A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion

<p>A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion</p>