HOW DO YOU DETECT THE FLAWS IN A DEBATE ? (= failles)
STRAWMAN
TU QUOQUE
APPEAL TO AUTHORITY : SOMEONE WITH AUTHORITY IS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING
APPEAL TO EMOTION
AMBIGUITY
BURDEN OF PROOF
SLIPPERY SLOPE : IF ONE THING OCCURS, THEN A CATASTROPHE WILL HAPPEN AS A CONSEQUENCE
SPECIAL PLEADING
LOADED QUESTION
FALSE CAUSE
THE FALLACY FALLACY
AD HOMINEM
THE GAMBLER’S FALLACY
THE BANDWAGON : MANY PEOPLE DO SOMETHING, SO IT MUST BE GOOD
COMPOSITION/DIVISION
NO TRUE SCOTSMAN
GENETIC
PERSONAL INCREDULITY
THE TEXAS SHARPSHOOTER
ANECDOTAL : ONE EXPERIENCE IS GENERALIZED
MIDDLE GROUND
BEGGING THE QUESTION
THE STRAWMAN : ONE ARGUMENT IS REPLACED BY A WEAK ARGUMENT, EASIER TO ATTACK
BLACK OR WHITE : ONLY TWO ALTERNATIVES EXIST
You are with me or against me.
Donald Trump said chlorine can cure covid
Many people love Booba, which means he is a great man.
You have met one old person who was horrible? Now you think that EVERY old person is horrible.
You don’t want to buy me a pair of new Air Jordans ? You want me to look ridiculous and be harassed at school ?
If you are bad at maths, your life will be ruined.
