What logical fallacy do you hate the most
First off I am going to explain what the word itself means. Its basically a way of saying "Faulty logic".
Strawman | 1 | |
False cause | 0 | |
Appeal to emotion(What you feel changes facts) | 7 | |
The fallacy fallacy(the point had a bad argument. It must be false) | 0 | |
Ad hominem(a persons character determines if something is true) | 3 | |
ta Qouque(turn it on the attacker) | 0 | |
Personal incredibility(Your ability to understand determines truth) | 0 | |
Special plead(you move the goal post when your point proven wrong) | 0 | |
Loaded question(asking a question that imply something else) | 1 | |
Burden of proof(if it cant be unproven it must be true) | 3 | |
Ambiguity(use the same word twice to confuse other debaters) | 0 | |
The Gamblers fallacy | 0 | |
Slippery slope | 1 | |
Bandwagon(everyone is doing it. So it must be right) | 0 | |
Appeal to authority(The president likes cake so we must all like cake) | 1 | |
Genetic(prejudice, racism) | 3 | |
Begging the question(asks a question that was answered in the question | 1 | |
appeal to nature | 0 | |
Texas sharp shooter(pick only information that would help your case) | 2 | |
Middle ground(does not apply always) | 0 | |
Slippery slope | 2 | |
No true Scotsmen | 0 | |
Black or white(must be liberal or conservative) | 7 | |
Other | 3 |