- A logical fallacy is an error in reasoning that makes your argument less effective and convincing. Sometimes someone will do this deliberately, especially in debates and politics to sway the masses.
7 very common examples (more details in slides to come):
- Ad-Hominem – attacking character rather than the argument.
- Ad-Populum – But “everyone” does it. #Popularity
- Strawman – attack a different and much simpler argument not actually being made by the opponent.
- Correlation/Causation fallacy (Ice cream is correlated with drowning, therefore if you eat ice cream you will drown).
- False Dichotomy fallacy (Your either fully “Canadian” or not.).
- Appeal to Authority Fallacy (If Doctor/Lawyer/Scholar said it’s OK then it must be true.)
- Red Herring Fallacy (distracting someone with irrelevant information).