Talk:LOGICAL FALLACIES/@comment-209.242.165.22-20190919034337

Logical Fallacies

Logical fallacies can include the following types:

Appeal to Authority:  An expert asserts A is true. Therefore A is true. Example: "I've been doing this for a long time and it's true because I say it's true."

Complex Question: X and Y are unrelated questions. They are combined into question Z, which requires a single answer. Example: "Do your parents know you smoke?"

Missing the Point: A set of statements leads to conclusion X. Yet conclusion Y is drawn. Example: "The sky is blue, therefore horses must be outside."

Red Herring: We are talking about X. Y is mentioned. The conversation changes to Y. Example: "My weekend? It was nothing special.  Hey, there's a new movie coming out soon!  Want to go see it?"

In a Certain Respect and Simply: Take an attribute that is bound to a certain area and assume that it can be applied to a wider domain than was originally intended. Example: "The Columbine shooters trained in a video game, therefore all video games prepare one for shooting."

Jay Wyma