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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Logical Fallacy''' β An error in reasoning that renders an argument "Invalid" or "Weak." * '''Common Fallacies''': ** '''Ad Hominem''' β Attacking the "Person" making the argument instead of the "Argument itself." ** '''Straw Man''' β Creating a "Weak or Fake version" of your opponent's argument to "Blow it down" easily. ** '''Slippery Slope''' β Arguing that "If we do X, then Y will definitely happen, then Z, and then the World will End." ** '''Circular Reasoning''' (Begging the Question) β When the "Conclusion" is used as the "Proof" (e.g., "The Bible is true because God wrote it, and we know God exists because the Bible says so"). ** '''Appeal to Authority''' β Saying something is true just because a "Famous person" said it. ** '''Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc''' β "After this, therefore because of this" (Assuming that because B happened after A, A **caused** B). ** '''False Dilemma''' (Black-and-White Thinking) β Presenting only "Two Options" when many more exist (e.g., "Either you are with us, or you are with the Terrorists"). ** '''No True Scotsman''' β Moving the "Definition" of a group to "Exclude" a bad example (e.g., "No 'Real' Christian would do that"). ** '''Confirmation Bias''' β Only "Looking for evidence" that "Proves you are right" and "Ignoring" anything that proves you are wrong. ** '''Bandwagon Effect''' (Appeal to Popularity) β Arguing that something is "Right" because "Everyone is doing it." </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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