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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When to things are unalike, but are being compared based on a trivial similarity.
False analogy
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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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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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Everyone is going to get the new smart phone when it comes out this weekend. Why aren’t you? This argument uses which fallacy?
bandwagon appeal
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Getting people to do or think something because “everyone else is doing it” or “everything else thinks this.”
bandwagon
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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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Person A: I think our company should allow employees to work from home a few days a week for a better work-life balance. Person B: So, are you really saying that people should hardly come to the office and always work in their pajamas?
straw man
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“Can 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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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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“It's hard to take your claims seriously because you spend your days playing video games.” This is...
ad hominem
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I thought you were a good person, but you don't go to my church, so I guess not. This is called...