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Top 20 Logical Fallacies

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:November 13, 2007
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Here's a good list of some of the most common logical fallacies. Succinct and clear-cut. How common are these fallacies? The better question is to determine whether there is any corner of society where you don't hear people constantly engaging in such reasoning.

List of fallacies to get you through the election season

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:August 16, 2007
Post category:Language Politics
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The political season is getting into high gear, so it's a good idea to have a list of types of fallacious arguments handy. I recently found this collection, titled "The Nizkor Project." All of your favorite fallacies are here, including these: Ad Hominem Ad Hominem Tu Quoque Appeal to Authority…

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