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281086_4 — 2025-09-16 13:26:15 UTC

Hasty Generalization, I met this person from New York and all new yorkens are always rude.

281086_4 — 2025-09-16 13:42:56 UTC

A politician is asked about their plans for improving healthcare but instead starts talking about their policies on the economy. The premise of an argument do support a particular conclusion. Look at the conclusion and ask yourself what evidence would be required for this conclusion.

280992_4 — 2025-09-16 13:44:18 UTC

Appeal to Authority. Definition: An appeal to authority is a logical fallacy that argues a claim is true because of an authority figure. Summary: An appeal to authority happened at the debate with the mayor showing up and giving his opinion.

280690_8 — 2025-09-16 13:45:14 UTC

My sister is always mean to me so everyone's sisters are mean to them.

2025-09-16 13:59:49 UTC

The meme is saying that sports cars are driving so aggressively that they go from calm to reckless almost instantly. It’s a funny exaggeration about how fast and wild they can be on the road.

2025-09-16 18:04:49 UTC

This meme is talking about a topic but its leading to a false misunderstanding.

2025-09-16 21:16:12 UTC

This meme is talking about we danced before the game so that's why we won the game because of the dance. This is a False Cause

2025-09-16 21:24:54 UTC

This meme is talking about a funny way of saying if I fail school I will lose everything.

2025-09-16 21:30:45 UTC

This talks about 2 different things like a car and a apple. And it saying if I drive faster it will be more tastier. They are not proving a point here.

2025-09-16 21:38:15 UTC

This is talking about just because someone or said something it isn't true or it can be false on what they said

2025-09-16 21:42:13 UTC

This is talking about people buying the best drink ever and it should be the best. But if something is popular it can't be the best thing ever.

2025-09-16 21:48:32 UTC

This is talking about 2 man pointing at each other and the other one feels guilty that he smokes too. So this is a Fallacy meme.

2025-09-16 21:52:05 UTC

This meme talks about the audience giving begging emotions or sympathy to this user to get a nice grade on their assignment.

2025-09-16 21:54:43 UTC

This meme is talking about that the person is trying to prove the true statement. But no one knows if this is true or not.

2025-09-16 22:00:11 UTC

This meme is talking about Person A saying we should lower fast food. And Person B is over exaggerating to make it more ridiculous.

George

2025-09-17 00:21:37 UTC

Hasty Generalization: Definition A conclusion made from insufficient evidence, “jumping to conclusions” based on a tiny sample, unrepresentative experience. Provide sufficient evidence by large, diverse samples and evaluate the quality of the evidence

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2025-09-17 22:09:04 UTC

This meme is talking about Someone is trying to show a graph but person B is talking off topic.

2025-09-17 22:13:21 UTC

This is talking about If you like pizza your going to die. This is an exaggeration statement because nothing will happen to you if you don't like Pineapple on pizza.

2025-09-17 22:18:06 UTC

This meme is talking about the man who wants to be a leader but the cycle keeps saying I am the leader with no other words to end the sentence.

2025-09-17 22:23:21 UTC

This meme is talking about 22 people arguing about a feather, and one is saying the light isn't dark but the feather is. This is fallacy because light doesn't have any part of this conversation.

George Fefles

2025-09-18 00:49:26 UTC

missing the point: Failure to understand the essential meaning, main idea, or important aspect of something. Make what you’re writing about clear

George fefles

2025-09-18 01:11:26 UTC

post hoc: Assuming that because B comes after A, A caused B. The arguer would need to give us some explanation of the process of the tax increase that is supposed to have produced a higher crime rate.

George Fefles

2025-09-18 01:17:22 UTC

slippery slope: The arguer claims that it is a sort of chain reaction, usually ending in some dire consequence. The arguer claims that it is a sort of chain reaction, usually ending in some dire consequence.

George fefles

2025-09-18 01:23:11 UTC

Weak Analogy: Comparison between two things that are not alike in the most important ways. Ensure similarities that are relevant and significant, not superficial.

George Fefles

2025-09-18 01:49:33 UTC

Appeal to Authority: When an argument is automatically considered true because an expert or authority said it is. Focus on evaluating the evidence and reasoning behind a claim and not just looking at authority status.

280946_3 — 2025-09-18 02:02:23 UTC

Appeal to Authority: When an argument is considered decided because a person is viewed as an authority

280946_3 — 2025-09-18 02:19:37 UTC

Ad Hominem and Tu Quoque: The person in the middle is lecturing the other two about something they have done, but they roll their eyes in response because the look at her as being just as guilty

280946_3 — 2025-09-18 02:27:08 UTC

Ad Populum: Everyone on the north side of the city thinks Cubs games are the best to go to, so it must be true

280946_3 — 2025-09-18 02:34:08 UTC

Appeal to Pity: The mom thought maybe she was being too hard on her daughter. Maybe they should do something else today instead of what she had planned

280946_3 — 2025-09-18 02:41:49 UTC

Appeal to Ignorance: You haven't proven to me that aliens don't exist, so they must be real

280946_3 — 2025-09-18 02:51:47 UTC

Straw Man: I overheard her saying that the wicked witch was misunderstood and actually nice. I don't think we should trust her, that feels like she's lying to us

280946_3 — 2025-09-18 02:57:55 UTC

Red Herring: One minute we were arguing about her spending her money wisely, and the next thing I know I'm covered in puppies

280992_4 — 2025-09-18 03:39:36 UTC

Definition: An ad populum is a logical fallacy that occurs when a claim is asserted to be true because a large number of people believe it to be true, rather than relying on actual evidence or logical reasoning Summary: The fallacy was actually false but everyone believed it was true and just agreed.

280992_4 — 2025-09-18 03:42:50 UTC

Definition: An ad hominem is an argument attacking the person making a claim rather than the claim itself, while a tu quoque ("you too") is a type of ad hominem that dismisses a claim by pointing out the hypocrisy of the person making it, suggesting they don't practice what they preach. Summary: The other side had an ad Hominem and tu quoque to prove they were wrong.

280992_4 — 2025-09-18 03:46:14 UTC

Definition: An appeal to pity is a logical fallacy where someone uses irrelevant emotional appeals, such as evoking pity, sympathy, or guilt, to persuade an audience to accept a claim or perform an action, rather than relying on logical reasoning and evidence. Summary: I had to appeal to pity so I wouldn't get a detention.

missing points: The premises of an argument do support a particular conclusion, but not the conclusion that the arguer actually draws. Separate your premise from your conclusion.

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2025-09-18 11:41:47 UTC

hasty generalization: Making assumptions on a group or a specific person is a stereotype. I am relying on the evidence of a few people. I need more evidence to see if everyone that's wealthy is a jerk and a slob.

2025-09-18 11:44:51 UTC

post hoc:Assuming that because one thing happened after another. Don't assume stuff that happened

George Fefles

2025-09-18 14:18:27 UTC

False Dichotomy: An informal fallacy that occurs when an argument presents only two extreme options as the only possible choice in a complex situation. Actively seek and present a spectrum of options beyond the two extremes.

2025-09-18 14:44:06 UTC

Begging the question: Occurs when an argument conclusion is already assumed in its premise, meaning the premise essentially restates the conclusion. Presents arguments with premise that are independent of the conclusion.

2025-09-18 14:47:54 UTC

Equivocation: Switching between different meanings of a word /phrase that are important to the argument. Ensure any key terms or phrases used in arguments are defined clearly and used consistently with the same meaning throughout the argument.

280806_2 — 2025-09-18 15:05:47 UTC

The premises of an argument do support a particular conclusion but not the conclusion that the arguer draws.

Separate your premise from your conclusion. Looking at the premises, ask yourself what kind of evidence would be required to support such a conclusion.

280806_2 — 2025-09-18 15:06:29 UTC

A chain reaction usually ends in some dire consequence saying if we take one more step then we will slide all the way to the bottom.

Remember you cannot stop half way.

Hasty generalization

280885_4 — 2025-09-19 13:13:58 UTC

based on one expierence this person is saying all birds are bad

Missing the point

280885_4 — 2025-09-19 13:15:15 UTC

there missing the point and not actually finding evidence

post hoc

280885_4 — 2025-09-19 13:17:10 UTC

blaming the wifi going out on charging your phone is not true

weak anology

280885_4 — 2025-09-22 02:23:30 UTC

Many arguments rely on an analogy between two or more objects, ideas, or situations

appeal to authority

280885_4 — 2025-09-22 02:25:29 UTC

trying to get readers to agree with us simply by impressing them with a famous name or by appealing to a supposed authority who really isn't much of an expert

Ad Populum

280885_4 — 2025-09-22 02:27:32 UTC

when lots of people take a side so people believe its the right way

Ad Hominem and Tu Quoque

280885_4 — 2025-09-22 02:29:48 UTC

Ad Hominem and Tu Quoque focuses our attention on people rather than on arguments or evidence

Appeal to Pity

280885_4 — 2025-09-22 02:31:49 UTC

an arguer tries to get people to accept a conclusion by making them feel sorry for someone.

Appeal to Ignorance

280885_4 — 2025-09-22 02:33:17 UTC

In the appeal of ignorance, the arguer basically says, "Look, there's no conclusive evidence on the issue at hand. Therefore, you should accept my conclusion on this issue."

Straw Man

280885_4 — 2025-09-22 02:34:58 UTC

the arguer sets up a wimpy version of the opponent's position and tries to score points by knocking it down.

Red Herring

280885_4 — 2025-09-22 02:36:18 UTC

Partway through an argument, the arguer goes off on a tangent, raising a side issue that distracts the audience

False Dichotomy

280885_4 — 2025-09-22 02:37:11 UTC

In false dichotomy, the arguer sets up the situation so it looks like there are only two choices. The arguer then eliminates one of the choices, so it seems that we are left with one option

Begging the Question

280885_4 — 2025-09-22 02:39:07 UTC

an argument that begs the question asks the reader to simply accept the conclusion without providing real evidence

Equivocation

280885_4 — 2025-09-22 02:40:24 UTC

Equivocation is sliding between two or more different meanings of a single word or phrase that is important to the argument.