https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4 When you have finished researching your fallacy, create an entry that provides: 1. Title 2. Team Names 3. Definition (If the title of your fallacy contains uncommon words, please start by defining them.) 4. Tips on how to spot it being used. 5. Example from an online source. en-us 2021-02-01 18:38:50 UTC 2025-10-24 07:25:02 UTC hello@padlet.com hassenstabhen https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1164551634 by Henry

Definition: the no true Scotsman fallacy is the act of still sticking with your opinion even when there is overwhelming evidence against it, and then changing the blame to the other side. 

How to spot it: you can see if they say things like: "if you were really a gamer, you would buy expensive gaming gear." they try to shift blame to you, when there is overwhelming evidence against them.
Examples:  "if you are a true musician, you would play the oboe!" "if you were really Kanye West, you would be able to rap all of your songs in one breath."]]> 2021-02-04 16:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1164551634 lemenpar https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1164552155 Parker

Definition: The Texas Sharpshooter fallacy is a fallacy as to which people only use the evidence that supports their statement. They don't look at the evidence defying their statement.

How To Spot It: You can spot this fallacy by confirmation bias. Confirmation bias is when someone only favors evidence that confirms their belief or statement.

Example:


]]> 2021-02-04 16:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1164552155 mclureira https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1164552332 Anecdotal Fallacy is a fallacy, where an unusual event happens when we are young or inexperienced, and we subconciously think of it as a normal event.
Ways to spot it: "yeah, but I knew someone who...", "yeah, but I once saw this happen" 
An example of this is, like, saying Person 1: "Wow, it must take a lot of work for the elite hikers of the world to hike Mount Everest" Person 2: "Yeah, but my uncle climbed up, so if he can do it, it must not be that hard."]]> 2021-02-04 16:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1164552332 pflantzmai https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1164553689 By Maisy P.

Definition: A bandwagon fallacy is a fallacy that calls to common appeal or belief. 

You can spot this fallacy by looking for "Everyone is doing it" or similar statements. You can also spot this fallacy in sentences like "America's Favorite Fast-Food".  

An example of this fallacy (from a movie!) is the New York coffee shop from Elf. There is a sign that says, "World's Best Cup of Coffee". This isn't actually true, but the owners are trying to persuade you to come inside, which is the purpose of the Bandwagon Fallacy.]]> 2021-02-04 16:13:31 UTC https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1164553689 simmonskay https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1164553924 Definition: a middle ground fallacy is when someone believes that the best way for two people with   two different perspectives and have difficulty agreeing is for them to compromise and meet in the middle.  

how to spot it: you can spot it because this fallacy often ends in a solution  where both points agree 

example:]]> 2021-02-04 16:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1164553924 https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1164555164 Jamilyah

Definition: Slippery slope  is when a small argument is neglected becaused it is feared that it would become a big problem.

How to it: You can spot this by seeing if theargument uses 'if' alot. It could also be spotted if each claim leads to another event, that finally ends in a awful or bad conclusion.

Example: ]]> 2021-02-04 16:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1164555164 hendrixtat https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1164561096 fallacy:
ad hominem attack: An ad hominem attack is a attack on a persons character

How to Spot It: Someone calls you names like you're dumb, your disrespectful, you're crazy. You can spot this in everyday life if you are getting insaulted and they're saying things like, "Only dumb people think that," or "You must not be thinking if you believe that."

]]> 2021-02-04 16:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1164561096 smithevan4 https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1164582243
Definition: type of ad hominem argument in which an accused person turns an allegation back on his or her accuser, thus creating a logical fallacy

How do you spot it: You know when somebody is telling somebody is telling a person not to do or say something but the person who told them to stop did it a time before.]]> 2021-02-04 16:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1164582243 https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1164692790 By Miles

Definition: Claiming that something is because of one instant. 
How to Spot it: If somebody says that somebody got sick from turnips, and says that turnips make you sick, they are making a choose to think that turnips are bad because of 1 instant   

Illustration: ]]> 2021-02-04 16:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1164692790 pflantzmai https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1168842473 also by Maisy

Definition: the Slothful Induction fallacy is saying something, even when a lot of evidence goes against it, or saying that something won't happen even when it is happening.

How to spot it: Someone is telling you something based on a reason that doesn't really make sense like, "I got a bad grade because the teacher hates me," when everyone knows the person didn't do any homework.]]> 2021-02-05 15:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1168842473 acummings39 https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1168862594 By Miles, Parker, and Anne

Definition: Misrepresenting someone's argument in order to make it easier to defeat.

Example: 
Someone says, "Paper is better than whiteboards," but the person arguing doesn't have a way to counter this, so they make up something and claim the person said it, like, "How can you hate whiteboards? We use them all the time. You never liked them anyway." and then attacks the person for something they didn't even say.

Illustration: ]]> 2021-02-05 15:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1168862594 mclureira https://padlet.com/acummings39/5mppy755zdw184t4/wish/1168889282 Appeal to emotion fallacy happens when a person tries to win an argument or convince someone to do something by only using emotion over facts or data.

How to spot it: When someone tries to pressure you based on making you feel a certain way, you know it's happening. Ask them to give you facts instead.

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