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That's a logical fallasy!
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RE: That's a logical fallasy!
Yeah, I have considered trying to put a big list together. I wondered whether this has already been done on here.

The most common ones I saw are:

Bullshit fallacy (ok I need a proper name)- unsupported assertions

Straw man- attacking a position that is not the one being held

Tu quo/deflection- trying to prove your point by undermining a different point; "my point may not make sense, but neither does yours!"

Irrelevant conclusion- the argument may or may not make sense but does not prove the claim being made

Ad hominem- using an insult in place of an argument

Argument from ignorance- claiming your position is true because another explanation has not been established

Argument from incredulity- claiming your position is true because you can't imagine any other explanation

Argument from authority- saying your claim is true because someone else, not actually qualified to assess the claim, says so

Argument from popularity- saying your claim is true because a lot of people agree with you

Non sequitur- jumping from one step to another that does not logically follow

Shifting the burden of proof- saying your claim is true because it can't be proved untrue

Unfalsifiable/untestable claim- something that can never be proved true or false and so is useless

Faulty analogy/ equivocation fallacy- comparing two situations which are not equivalent for the purposes of the argument, or using multiple definitions of the same word

Emotional manipulation- using threats or appeals to unexplained emotions in place of an argument

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That's a logical fallasy! - by CapnAwesome - December 5, 2014 at 1:40 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by FatAndFaithless - December 5, 2014 at 1:43 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by CapnAwesome - December 5, 2014 at 1:45 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by FatAndFaithless - December 5, 2014 at 1:52 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by Faith No More - December 5, 2014 at 1:59 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by FatAndFaithless - December 5, 2014 at 2:02 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by Faith No More - December 5, 2014 at 2:05 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by FatAndFaithless - December 5, 2014 at 2:06 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by CapnAwesome - December 5, 2014 at 2:21 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by LostLocke - December 5, 2014 at 1:44 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by Faith No More - December 5, 2014 at 1:52 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by robvalue - December 5, 2014 at 1:57 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by LastPoet - December 5, 2014 at 2:00 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by robvalue - December 5, 2014 at 2:02 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by robvalue - December 5, 2014 at 2:06 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by robvalue - December 5, 2014 at 2:49 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by CapnAwesome - December 5, 2014 at 2:59 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by robvalue - December 5, 2014 at 3:06 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by CapnAwesome - December 5, 2014 at 3:12 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by robvalue - December 5, 2014 at 3:17 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by CapnAwesome - December 5, 2014 at 3:26 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by Whateverist - December 6, 2014 at 6:13 am
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by CapnAwesome - December 6, 2014 at 12:43 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by robvalue - December 5, 2014 at 3:44 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by CapnAwesome - December 5, 2014 at 4:04 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by FatAndFaithless - December 5, 2014 at 4:06 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by CapnAwesome - December 5, 2014 at 9:24 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by robvalue - December 5, 2014 at 4:08 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by CapnAwesome - December 5, 2014 at 11:17 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by MysticKnight - December 5, 2014 at 10:01 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by Whateverist - December 6, 2014 at 12:10 am
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by robvalue - December 6, 2014 at 1:41 am
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by Exian - December 6, 2014 at 4:51 am
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by robvalue - December 6, 2014 at 5:09 am
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by robvalue - December 6, 2014 at 6:24 am
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by MysticKnight - December 6, 2014 at 2:40 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by robvalue - December 6, 2014 at 2:48 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by CapnAwesome - December 6, 2014 at 3:42 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by Exian - December 6, 2014 at 4:09 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by Whateverist - December 6, 2014 at 4:17 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by Thumpalumpacus - December 6, 2014 at 4:48 pm
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by robvalue - December 7, 2014 at 1:08 am
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by Thumpalumpacus - December 7, 2014 at 1:37 am
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by robvalue - December 7, 2014 at 1:40 am
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by Thumpalumpacus - December 7, 2014 at 11:55 am
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by Whateverist - December 7, 2014 at 11:46 am
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by robvalue - December 7, 2014 at 11:52 am
RE: That's a logical fallasy! - by robvalue - December 7, 2014 at 12:47 pm

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