2nd Dec '17 3:37:35 PM Dragon101
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* AppealToAuthority: Assuming something is true because an authority said it to be so OR calling someone an expert (and therefore correct) when they are not an actual expert.
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* AppealToAuthority: Assuming something is true because an authority or expert said it to be so (in cases where other experts may disagree, or if neither you nor the authority / expert are unable or willing to elaborate further) OR calling someone an expert (and therefore correct) when they are not an actual expert.
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** Note that "the dictionary" in question does not have to be the actual dictionary or even in a literal dictionary at all- this fallacy often crops up when a person is appealing to their own personal definitions of a given word, or the definitions provided by their politics, religion, social group etc (appeal to authority), in cases where those definitions implicitly or explicitly do not apply.
2nd Dec '17 3:28:46 PM Dragon101
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* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Analysis/HypocriteHasAPoint Hypocrisy Fallacy]] - Where a person or their argument is dismissed on the grounds of real or imagined hypocrisy, or the hypocrisy is otherwise treated as being more relevant that it actually is.
22nd Nov '17 11:40:32 AM Josef5678
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* Appeal to Minority: Inverse of the Appeal to Popularity, the argument that something is correct because it is unpopular. Root of ItsPopularNowItSucks and the "they all laughed at..." argument where it is argued that something being mocked in the present means it is right.
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* Appeal to Minority: Inverse of the Appeal to Popularity, the argument that something is correct because it is unpopular. Root of ItsPopularNowItSucks the "it's popular, now it sucks" mentality and the "they all laughed at..." argument where it is argued that something being mocked in the present means it is right.
22nd Nov '17 8:26:24 AM garthvader
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* Argument From Silence: Interpreting an opponent's silence as something other than silence, typically that it implies assent or disagreement with a specific argument.
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* Argument From Silence: Interpreting an opponent's silence from someone or something as something other than silence, typically that it implies assent or disagreement with a specific argument.argument. Does not apply when considering silence where one would reasonably expect there to be something else: for example, finding no evidence that the USA was invaded by aliens in 1941 is pretty good proof that the US was not invaded by aliens in 1941 (it was 1943).
22nd Nov '17 8:22:10 AM garthvader
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* Argument From Silence: Arguing that the ''absence'' of statements in historical documents, rather than their presence, demonstrates a particular conclusion is true. Due to the concept of the Burden of Proof, this does not apply do concluding something did ''not'' happen because it is undocumented when there is good reason to believe it would be: for example, the lack of statements about an alien invasion of the United States in 1941 is ''very'' good evidence that it did not happen.
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* Argument From Silence: Arguing that the ''absence'' of statements in historical documents, rather than their presence, demonstrates a particular conclusion is true. Due to the concept of the Burden of Proof, this does not apply do concluding Interpreting an opponent's silence as something did ''not'' happen because it is undocumented when there is good reason to believe it would be: for example, the lack of statements about an alien invasion of the United States in 1941 is ''very'' good evidence other than silence, typically that it did not happen.implies assent or disagreement with a specific argument.
22nd Nov '17 7:35:26 AM garthvader
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* Appeal to Minority: Inverse of the Appeal to Popularity, the argument that something is correct because it is unpopular. Root of ItsPopularNowItSucks and the "they all laughed at..." argument where it is argued that something being mocked in the present means it is right.
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* Escape to the Future: The "you'll all see" argument, claiming that while there is no evidence of X ''now'', there ''will be soon'', and so X is correct.
22nd Nov '17 7:04:51 AM garthvader
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* Argument From Silence: Arguing that the ''absence'' of statements in historical documents, rather than their presence, demonstrates a particular conclusion is true or false. Does not apply when there is strong reason to believe something should be documented when it is not: for example, the lack of statements about an alien invasion of the United States in 1941 is ''very'' good evidence that it did not happen.
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* Argument From Silence: Arguing that the ''absence'' of statements in historical documents, rather than their presence, demonstrates a particular conclusion is true or false. Does true. Due to the concept of the Burden of Proof, this does not apply do concluding something did ''not'' happen because it is undocumented when there is strong good reason to believe something should be documented when it is not: would be: for example, the lack of statements about an alien invasion of the United States in 1941 is ''very'' good evidence that it did not happen.
22nd Nov '17 7:01:48 AM garthvader
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* Argument From Silence: Expressing a conclusion that is based on the ''absence'' of statements in historical documents, rather than their presence.
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* Argument From Silence: Expressing a conclusion Arguing that is based on the ''absence'' of statements in historical documents, rather than their presence.presence, demonstrates a particular conclusion is true or false. Does not apply when there is strong reason to believe something should be documented when it is not: for example, the lack of statements about an alien invasion of the United States in 1941 is ''very'' good evidence that it did not happen.
21st Nov '17 4:58:17 PM Premonition45
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* Argument From Silence: Expressing a conclusion that is based on the ''absence'' of statements in historical documents, rather than their presence.
20th Nov '17 10:13:17 AM garthvader
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* Proof By Assertion: Claiming something is true simply because you say it is.
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