Logical Fallacies

A fallacy is when someone uses false logic to make an argument.
Leaping to Conclusion is when finding what is common in something in the same class and generalizing to quickly. This makes the person assume all is true for things in the same class. ''Example: I have three friends that have pitbull dogs, their dogs were very aggressive. All pitbull dogs must be aggressive''
 * Leaping to Conclusion

A loaded question is used to give the person asking the question to have an advantage over the person being asked. Loaded questions make the person being asked seem guilty. ''Example: Did you stop beating your wife? ''
 * Loaded Question

The premises of an argument do support a particular conclusion—but not the conclusion that the arguer actually draws. ''Example: “The seriousness of a punishment should match the seriousness of the crime. Right now, the punishment for drunk driving may simply be a fine. But drunk driving is a very serious crime that can kill innocent people. So the death penalty should be the punishment for drunk driving.” The argument actually supports several conclusions—”The punishment for drunk driving should be very serious,” in particular—but it doesn’t support the claim that the death penalty, specifically, is warranted.''
 * Missing the Point

Questionable cause is when someone incorrectly says that one thing causes another. ''Example: When I wake up in the morning, the sun comes up. I must be causing the sun to rise.''
 * Questionable Cause

When fear, not based on evidence or reason, is being used as the primary motivator to get others to accept an idea, proposition, or conclusion. ''Example: If we don’t bail out the big automakers, the US economy will collapse. Therefore, we need to bail out the automakers.'' Explanation: There might be plenty of legitimate reasons to bail out the automakers -- reasons based on evidence and probability—but a “collapsed economy” is not one of them.
 * Scare Tactics

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References http://changingminds.org/disciplines/argument/fallacies/fallacies_alpha.htm https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/logicalfallacies/Appeal-to-Fear https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/fallacies/=====