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The fallacy of too wide division occurs when someone categorizes a group as having only two extremes with nothing in between. For example, stating that all politicians are either completely honest or completely corrupt, without acknowledging the range of honesty that may exist within that group.
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Ilocanos are Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, Moslems, Asians, Homo Sapiens.
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An example of the fallacy of remote division would be: "Bill Gates is a very wealthy man. Bill Gates is a philanthropist. Therefore, all people who work at Microsoft must be wealthy and philanthropic." This fallacy incorrectly assumes that the attributes of the whole (Bill Gates) apply equally to its parts (all Microsoft employees).
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A fallacy of syllogism occurs when a conclusion is drawn that does not logically follow from the premises. It is a form of flawed reasoning where the conclusion does not directly relate to the premises provided.
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A fallacy is a statement that is in error or not correct. "The earth is flat" is a fallacy.
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Fallacy of division
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A formal fallacy is a mistake in the logical structure of an argument, while an informal fallacy is an error in the content or context of the argument.
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An ad hominem fallacy, sometimes called a "genetic fallacy" or "to the person fallacy" or shorted to "ad hominem", is a kind of logical fallacy.
This logical fallacy's definition is: attacking the person rather than the statements the person made.
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The naturalist fallacy.
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Its Semantic Fallacy, Logical Fallacy, and Normative Fallacy.
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When people think that the government doesn't have people's best interest in mind it is a fallacy. A fallacy is belief in something that is wrong.
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The origin of the word fallacy dates back to 1350-1400. The word fallacy means deceptive or misleading. As a simple example, when one says the world is flat it is a complete fallacy.
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The adjective form of the word 'fallacy' is fallacious.
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The fallacy of irrelevant reason is sometimes called the red herring fallacy. It involves diverting attention away from the main issue by introducing an irrelevant argument or point.
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"Tom thought it was a fallacy that the Moon was made of green cheese."
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If she clings to his fallacy, she will never learn to appreciate the difference between a rhyme and a poem.
A common fallacy is that handling toads can cause warts.
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The word fallacy is similar to the word "fallible" which means that something or someone is wrong. Fallacy is just the state of being wrong so to speak. Googling fallacy shows that it is a false idea or argument that isn't valid.
The fallacy of the argument lay in its very idea that trains would one day fly.
Not the best sentence maybe, but the best that I can come up with off the top of my head.
The opposite of fallacy is actuality but sometimes it's hard to tell which is which.
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your mom is a fallacy.
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The fallacy identified in the excerpt about Sam the surfer is the hasty generalization fallacy. This fallacy occurs when a conclusion is drawn from insufficient evidence, in this case assuming all surfers are careless based on one individual's behavior.
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It looks like you haven't provided an example of a logical fallacy. If you have one in mind, please share it so I can help identify which type of fallacy it belongs to.
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fallacy arises when we widen connotation of the definition by adding attribute or property that are not essential.
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Since his argument based on a fallacy's one would listen to him.
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The root word of fallacy is the Latin word "fallacia," which means deceit or deception.
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An ad hominem is a type of fallacy where an argument is directed against a person's character rather than the content of their argument. It involves attacking the individual making the argument rather than addressing the points they are trying to make.
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This fallacy arises when we widen the connotation of the definition by adding an attribute or property that is not essential.
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fallacy of induction
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I'm going to go with Argument from fallacy
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A fallacy is basically an argument with poor reasoning. An argument can be considered to be fallacious even if the conclusion is true or not.
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The first fallacy that comes to mind is the Argument from Ignorance. It has the general "We do not know _____, therefore _____" format that is associated with such a fallacy.
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A logical fallacy is, roughly speaking, an error of reasoning. When someone adopts a position, or tries to persuade someone else to adopt a position, based on a bad piece of reasoning, they commit a fallacy
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The fallacy in question is an appeal to ignorance, where a lack of evidence is used to support a claim. This fallacy occurs when someone argues that a statement is true simply because it has not been proven false, or vice versa.
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The anthropomorphic fallacy (also known as the pathetic fallacy) is the attribution of human thoughts and emotions to animals or inanimate objects. For example, to claim that your tomato plants aren't growing very well because they "hate" hot weather would be to commit the anthropomorphic fallacy. Plants are not capable of hate.
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A common mistake is known as the fallacy of division, wherein assumptions about the group as a whole are incorrectly applied to its individual members. This error overlooks potential differences between the group and its parts, leading to faulty conclusions. It's important to recognize that characteristics of a whole group may not necessarily hold true when applied to each individual within that group.
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Sarcasm is a form of communication that involves saying the opposite of what is meant to convey humor or irony. It can sometimes be mistaken for a fallacy, such as the fallacy of ambiguity, when the intended meaning is not clear. However, sarcasm is not inherently a fallacy as long as both parties understand the intended meaning.
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