Once upon a time, I ran a Fallacy Friday! segment on my social media accounts.
I was so tired of seeing my friends resort to fallacies in their discussions and arguments, and I wanted to help them talk about things with a bit more reason. I know.
It’s not unlike throwing silly putty into a raging river to try to stem the flow.
Still, I felt I should do something.
Anyway, I’ve preserved those posts here, and you can check them out if you want. You can also search my site for various fallacies if you want to find a specific one.
The Full Fallacy Friday! Collection
These are just some of the many posts. Check out the full collection if you’re feeling adventurous.
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Today’s Logical Fallacy is…Appeal to Spite!
This fallacy occurs when someone uses existing spiteful and bitter feelings in order to dismiss an opponent’s position. Instead of actually evaluating evidence for the opponent’s position, they are exploiting the emotions of those listening in order convince them. We do this to ourselves if we justify disagreeing with someone out of existing spite instead…
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Today’s Logical Fallacy is…There Is No Alternative!
Also Known As… TINA , Get Over It, The Fait Accompli, I Wish I Had a Magic Wand An extension of the false dichotomy, this fallacy occurs when someone states that a position must be taken because there are no other realistic alternatives, that all other options are irrelevant, or that since a decision has…
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Today’s Logical Fallacy is…Tautology!
A tautology is a statement that – by it’s construction – must always be true. It uses circular reasoning in that it’s conclusion is its own premise. While this type of logic can be easy to spot (“the Bible is the Word of God because it says so in the Bible”), it can be deceptive,…