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| When choices are reduced to just two. |
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| Something is true because it is. |
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| begging the question (claims) |
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| One event leads to another without a logical connection. |
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| A thing is true because it hasn't been disproved. |
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| Distract with irrelevant point or example. |
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| Appeal to popular attitude or emotion. |
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| appeal to tradition (evidence) |
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| Inappropriate use of statistics. |
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| comparative evidence (evidence) |
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| Parts of a whole share the same properties. |
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| Insufficient examples or inadequate sample. |
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| hasty generalization (reasoning) |
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| Misrepresent causal relationship. |
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| Key dissimilarities make the comparison misleading. |
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| Claim linked to objectionable person. |
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| guilt by association (responding) |
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| Misrepresentation of a claim. |
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| Emotionally laden, misleading language. |
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| loaded words (responding) |
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