Arguments from Fallacy™

This page details give ten areas where faults abound.

Use these ten S-I PYRAMIDS™ TO TRAIN YOU BRAIN TO BE VIGILANT.

Remember: EMOTIONAL RESPONSES SUPPRESS CRITICAL THINKING. See you here.

Treat the other person / entity with suspicion.


1. Appeal to Emotion 2. The Strawman Argument 3. On the Bandwagon 4. A False Dilemma

5. Person not the Argument 6. Authority Override 7. Doom 8. Quick Generalisation

9. Rouge de Herring 10. Two Sides Not Equal

1. Appeal to Emotion

Is the other person or organization doing this?

Pushing fear, anger or hope?

e.g. We will give tax cuts if elected.

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2. The Strawman Argument

Is the other person or organization doing this?

Misrepresenting the situation completely?

e.g. If you do not get vaccinated, you do not care about humanity.

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3. On the Bandwagon

Is the other person or organization doing this?

Saying "everyone supports so and so"?

e.g. All Australians agree on climate change and so should you.

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4. A False Dilemma

Is the other person or organization doing this?

Only two views - For and Against?

e.g. Gay marriage will either be legal or not.

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5. Person not the Argument

Is the other person or organization doing this?

Attacking the man and not the ball?

e.g. The Strata Manager cannot be trusted.

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6. Authority Override

Is the other person or organization doing this?

It must be true because so and so said so?

e.g. Dr. Bryce Hurt™ said the vaccine prevents Covid-19.

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7. Doom

Is the other person or organization doing this?

All doom and gloom. We're stuffed?

e.g. If the GST increases to 15%, we will all starve.

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8. Quick Generalisation

Is the other person or organization doing this?

Broad fact free claims?

e.g. Two were caught stealing from Coles; so all customers must be thieves.

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9. Rouge de Herring

Is the other person or organization doing this?

Information that has nothing to do with the price of fish?

e.g. Why worry about climate change when many Africans are starving?

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10. Two sides not equal

Is the other person or organization doing this?

Using false equivalence?

e.g. Both Labor and Liberal have crooks so they must be the same. Really?

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