fallacies

begging the question: a black widow bite can kill you because black widows are deadly.

ad hominem: what would she know about politics? shes too emotional.

equivocation: she is blonde, and blondes are dumb, so she must be dumb.

slippery slope: smoking weed will introduce you to crack/cocaine and get you thrown in jail. dont smoke weed.

straw man: person a: the christmas concert should involve non-christmas songs as well. person b: at this rate, you guys wont be pleased until we ban christmas songs all together!

tu quoque: you say i shouldnt move on a month out of our relationship, but you moved onto me a week after your last relationship, therefore your point is invalid.

non-seqiutir: my friend got in a car accident during a storm, therefore no one should drive in a storm.

false dichotomy: you should hang out with me, if not you will just sit at home all alone.

argument from ignorance: no one has been able to show me an alien, so therefore i do not believe in aliens.

red herring: we need more money to support the programs we provide. the children are our future, think about the children.

rationalization: i cant go out tonight because i have to get up early tomorrow and i was out late last night. plus i have to finish all my homework and shower.

loaded question: how can you support a dumb, orange man as our president?

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arguments

valid: if you are a doctor, then you are under 40 years old. donald glover is 36 years old. therefore, donald glover is a doctor.

sound: if you have to have a bad fake tan then you are the president. donald trump has a bad fake tan. therefore, donald trump is president.

inductive (weak): most scandinavians have blonde hair. ingrid has blonde hair. therefore, ingrid is scandinavian.

inductive (strong): most scandinavians have blonde hair. ingrid is scandinavian. therefore, ingrid has blonde hair.

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works cited:

argumentation lecture – 2.6.20