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Attacking the Example

Critical Thinking

Definition A rhetorical tactic in which a person avoids addressing the main argument by focusing ...

Straw Man Argument

Critical Thinking

Overview A straw man argument occurs when someone misrepresents another person's viewpoint, often...

Ad Hominem Fallacy

Critical Thinking

Overview An ad hominem fallacy occurs when someone attacks the person making an argument instead ...

Argument from Incredulity

Critical Thinking

Overview The Argument from Incredulity occurs when someone dismisses a claim simply because it se...

Argument to Moderation

Critical Thinking

Overview The Argument to Moderation, also known as the "false balance" fallacy, occurs when someo...

Continuum Fallacy

Critical Thinking

Overview The Continuum Fallacy occurs when someone treats a range of possibilities as if they are...

Fallacy of Accent

Critical Thinking

Overview The Fallacy of Accent occurs when the meaning of a statement is altered by placing undue...

Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy

Critical Thinking

Overview The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy occurs when someone finds a pattern or relationship in da...

Appeal to Probability

Critical Thinking

Overview An Appeal to Probability is a type of argument where someone claims that because somethi...

Base Rate Fallacy

Critical Thinking

Overview The base rate fallacy occurs when people ignore general statistical information (the "ba...

Fallacy of Composition

Critical Thinking

Overview The Fallacy of Composition occurs when someone assumes that what is true for individual ...

Equivocation Fallacy

Critical Thinking

Overview The equivocation fallacy occurs when a word or phrase is used with two different meaning...