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Definition: Determining whether something is good or bad based on where it comes from.
Example: When a celibrity premotes a certain item and guarantees that it works but they most likely don’t even use the product. …
Jasmarie bailey
ad hominem
Definition: instead of using a valid argument you judge your opponent’s character to belittle their argument
Example: Two people could be in an argument about exercise person A could say ” I think we should exercise …
Definition: Appeal to emotion, Seems that this fallaci is based on discipline to act on what you don’t want to do emotionally by replacing it with reasons why you should.
Example: A kid named Ken wanted his dad to order …
The Texas Sharpshooter
Definition: Cherry-picking data or statistics (finding a pattern) to suit an argument or a presumption.
Example: John picks and chooses divorce statistics (from one or two sources) to suit his presumption that woman is the sole problem …
Faysal Ahmed Rony…
Billy Hoyos …
