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uppityperson

(115,880 posts) Sun Sep 20, 2015, 12:44 PM Sep 2015

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Thou shalt not commit logical fallacies

Last edited Sun Sep 20, 2015, 08:36 PM - Edit history (4)

I just found a wonderful website to share. It doesn't cover all logical fallacies but does have many. Click on individual icons to get the definition and example for FREE.

https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/

ETA, you can buy a poster, but if you do as I wrote, "click on individual icons", you get the information for free.

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Thou shalt not commit logical fallacies (Original Post) uppityperson Sep 2015 OP

Very cool. Thanks. By the way, if we eliminated all logical fallacies in DU we would cut rhett o rick Sep 2015 #1

Burden of proof Eko Sep 2015 #7

My fallacies are logical! Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #2

but mine are the BEST! I tell ya... CTyankee Sep 2015 #3

Thou dumbcat Sep 2015 #4

Great catch, thank you. uppityperson Sep 2015 #5

The Nizkor Project has a very useful list. Behind the Aegis Sep 2015 #6

And who can forget "The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments"? Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #8

Another link LostOne4Ever Sep 2015 #9

I swear by this site . . . HughBeaumont Sep 2015 #10

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

1. Very cool. Thanks. By the way, if we eliminated all logical fallacies in DU we would cut

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2015, 06:06 PM

Sep 2015

the posts in half.

Eko

(8,592 posts)

7. Burden of proof

Reply to rhett o rick (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 21, 2015, 02:49 AM

Sep 2015

"Saying that the burden of proof lies not with the person making the claim, but with someone else to prove." I like that one, how about you?

Dont call me Shirley

(10,998 posts)

2. My fallacies are logical!

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2015, 06:39 PM

Sep 2015

CTyankee

(65,231 posts)

3. but mine are the BEST! I tell ya...

Reply to Dont call me Shirley (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 20, 2015, 06:40 PM

Sep 2015

dumbcat

(2,132 posts)

4. Thou

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2015, 07:07 PM

Sep 2015

Damn auto-correct, right?

uppityperson

(115,880 posts)

5. Great catch, thank you.

Reply to dumbcat (Reply #4)

Sun Sep 20, 2015, 08:37 PM

Sep 2015

sometimes I play with swiping, swishing? on my tablet to see what comes up, then appreciate my keyboard.

Behind the Aegis

(54,922 posts)

6. The Nizkor Project has a very useful list.

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2015, 11:37 PM

Sep 2015

Nizkor Project.

It gives descriptions and examples. Quite useful!

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

8. And who can forget "The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments"?

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2015, 03:14 AM

Sep 2015

https://bookofbadarguments.com

LostOne4Ever

(9,603 posts)

9. Another link

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2015, 03:47 AM

Sep 2015

http://www.don-lindsay-archive.org/skeptic/arguments.html

HughBeaumont

(24,461 posts)

10. I swear by this site . . .

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2015, 06:48 AM

Sep 2015

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page

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