Common Logical Fallacies reference

[RoadWarrior]

This website has links to .PDF formatted posters on logical fallacies. There is a simpler version and two others which go into more detail. None are perfect since it would take more than a simple chart to teach logic and logical fallacies, but they make great references:

Thou shalt not commit logical fallacies

Thou shalt not commit logical fallacies | poster <-- PDF posters


Other good reference websites:

Logical Fallacies

Logical Fallacies Handlist


While people are sometimes guilty of committing logical fallacies such as those depicted, others are guilty of accusing someone of a fallacy when, in fact, either no fallacy exists or the accusation made on the wrong type of fallacy (Fallacy Fallacy)

A common one both seen on discussion forums and being accused on forums is a "straw man argument" (misrepresenting a person's comment in order to make it easier to attack). Another common fallacy is the personal attack (Ad hominem).

 

[Redac]

Should be required reading for many. Anywho, thanks for the links.

 

[Paradoxum]

That's pretty cool. I seriously considered printing it out for my wall before realising I only have an A4 printer XD

Generally I avoid trying to call people out on fallacies in a forum because it is more helpful (and interesting) to explain why they are wrong rather than get into an argument over if it is a fallacy or not.

 

[RoadWarrior]

That's pretty cool. I seriously considered printing it out for my wall before realising I only have an A4 printer XD

Generally I avoid trying to call people out on fallacies in a forum because it is more helpful (and interesting) to explain why they are wrong rather than get into an argument over if it is a fallacy or not.

Thanks for your response.

Agreed about "calling people out" as being a negative and that it is more helpful to explain why they are wrong rather than arguing with them. My point was twofold; to help all of us to formulate more logical arguments and to help all of us recognize fallacies in others.

I admit to being less than altruistic here. First and foremost, by posting this, I have a link to find the links I posted simply by researching my own threads.

Second, for those who don't like to debate, but love to learn, on how to recognize fallacious arguments. It isn't a surprise for anyone here to know that some people think berating, insulting or otherwise bullying a poster into submission makes them a "winner". It doesn't. It just makes them a bully.

 

[Diane_Windsor]

Logic should be a required course in high school ~ thanks for the links

 

[RoadWarrior]

Agreed. We are woefully behind in the hard sciences.