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[robvalue]

Thank you Yes, other critical thinking skills are something I was hoping to do, the razor is a very important one. It's frustrating because I've got so much going on in my head to get down, but not the energy to produce it on the website and other things that need my energy first. But there's no rush, I'll do a bit here and there when I can

Thanks very much for the feedback, it all helps me. Yes, stating its a brief intro is a good idea. It's aimed at preparing people for the standard dishonest crap apologists pull out, not because it has any value but because it's designed to confuse and overwhelm.

[Mudhammam]

Okay, so remember formal applies to the logical structure of an argument, that is---deduction---and informal refers to inductive arguments, such as causal arguments or scientific predictions. These are the informal ones: (See also this very excellent page since my textbook/notebook are in the car outside where it is colder than frozen balls; also my memory is limited, so the grouping/ordering may be slightly off):
1. Appeal to force
2. Appeal to pity
3. Appeal to ignorance
4. Appeal to the people
* bandwagon argument
* appeal to vanity
* appeal to snobbery
* appeal to tradition
* (I think I'm missing one more form that the argumentum ad populum usually takes)
5. Ad hominem
* abusive
* circumstantial
* tu quoque
6. Accident
7. Straw Man
8. Missing the point
9. Red Herring
10. Begging the Question
11. Complex Question
12. False Dichotomy
13. Slippery Slope
14. Hasty Generalization (Reverse Accident)
15. False Cause
* post hoc ergo proctor hoc ("after X happened, then Y happened; therefore X caused Y")
* non causa pro causa (false cause of the cause)
* oversimplified cause
* gambler's fallacy
16. Suppressed Evidence
17. Appeal to Unqualified Authority
18. (Fuck I forgot this one)
19.Equivocation
20. Amphiboly
21. Composition
22. Division

These pretty much encompass the others, but here's a more exhaustive list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fal..._fallacies

[watchamadoodle]

This website had a good overview of the philosophical arguments for and against God. Usually I can't understand philosophy due to the specialized jargon, but I could understand this one.
http://www.philosophyofreligion.info/

[Pizza]

Probably should mention the debate tactic of spreading better known as the gish gallop.

[robvalue]

Excellent, thanks very much I appreciate it

Great list Nestor, much obliged.

Sadly I'm getting worse rather than better so changes might be some time coming

[robvalue]

Due to a lack of energy I've not been able to work on my website for a while. But I've now managed to finish the Logical fallacies page, which I've renamed Logical fallacies / dishonest techniques. As always, feedback welcome including constructive criticism

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Also added a links section, where I offer all my favourite serious and/or hilarious religious satire and discussion.

[watchamadoodle]

Here is a typo from the intro page. I'll let you know if I see any others as I'm reading.

You haven't demonatrated anything to be true.

[Cyberman]

That's not a typo. It's a portmanteau for a castrated demon.

[robvalue]

Here is a typo from the intro page. I'll let you know if I see any others as I'm reading.

You haven't demonatrated anything to be true.

Great, thank you

Fixed!

[abentwookie]

I'm just getting started with it, but I thought I'd share it with you guys. Feedback welcome!

http://robvalue.wix.com/atheism

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