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Old 11-06-2003, 07:29 AM   #1 (permalink)
2wolves
Psycho
 
Location: Just outside the D.C. belt
Points for each one you find.... and avoid.

http://www.intrepidsoftware.com/fallacy/toc.php

Full list with more links available at above URL.

Fallacies of Distraction

False Dilemma: two choices are given when in fact there are three options

From Ignorance: because something is not known to be true, it is assumed to be false

Slippery Slope: a series of increasingly unacceptable consequences is drawn

Complex Question: two unrelated points are conjoined as a single proposition

Appeals to Motives in Place of Support

Appeal to Force: the reader is persuaded to agree by force

Appeal to Pity: the reader is persuaded to agree by sympathy

Consequences: the reader is warned of unacceptable consequences

Prejudicial Language: value or moral goodness is attached to believing the author

Popularity: a proposition is argued to be true because it is widely held to be true

Changing the Subject

Attacking the Person:

the person's character is attacked

the person's circumstances are noted

the person does not practise what is preached
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