Name the fallacy: The wind is invisible because you can't see it. You can't see it because it's invisible.
circular reasoning
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My 9th, 10th, and 11th grade English teachers all wore glasses. Therefore, I conclude that ALL English teachers wear glasses. This is called...
a hasty generalization.
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โCan I have the last piece of cake? You know how much I love it, and it's been a tough day for me. I've had such a bad day, and this cake would just make me feel so much better.
appeal to emotion
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Everyone is going to get the new smart phone when it comes out this weekend. Why arenโt you? This argument uses which fallacy?
bandwagon appeal
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baam
Lose 10 points!
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shark
Other team loses 10 points!
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shark
Other team loses 20 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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Getting people to do or think something because โeveryone else is doing itโ or โeverything else thinks this.โ
bandwagon
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When someone makes a sweeping statement without considering all of the facts it is called
a hasty generalization
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banana
Go to last place!
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gold
Win 50 points!
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shark
Other team loses 20 points!
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baam
Lose 20 points!
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eraser
Reset score!
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fairy
Take points!
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shark
Other team loses 15 points!
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baam
Lose 25 points!
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When you believe that one small step will automatically lead to a chain of events leading to a specific event, the mistake in your thinking is called...
slippery slope
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When someone attempts to convince another person by evoking their feelings rather than providing evidence this is called
appeal to emotion
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Animal experimentation reduces our respect for life. Soon our society will become a battlefield in which everyone constantly fears for their lives. This kind of thinking, which is based on extreme examples leading to a chain of events, is
slippery slope
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When to things are unalike, but are being compared based on a trivial similarity.
False analogy
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โIt's hard to take your claims seriously because you spend your days playing video games.โ This is...