A logical fallacy is a flaw in reasoning.
Logical fallacies are like tricks or illusions of thought, and they’re often very sneakily used by politicians and the media to fool people.
This website has been designed to help you identify and call out dodgy logic wherever it may raise its ugly, incoherent head. Rollover the icons above and click for examples. If you see someone committing a fallacy then you can link them to it.
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False Equivalence
Guilt By Association Fallacy
The Affective Fallacy
Conjunction Fallacy
Disjunction Fallacy
Argument from Ignorance
Playing The Hitler Card
Post-Designation Fallacy
Multiple Comparison’s Fallacy
The Texas Sharpshooter
Affirming a Disjunct
False Dilemma
Unwarranted Contrast
Affirmative Conclusion from a Negative Premise
Appeal to Common Belief
Appeal to Popularity
Ad Fidentia
Avoiding The Issue
Selective Attention
Whataboutism?
Burden Of Proof
Anecdotal
Loaded Question
No True Scotsman
Genetic Fallacy
Tu Quoque
Black & White Fallacy
Composition Fallacy
False Cause Fallacy
The Gambler’s Fallacy
Ad Hominem
Appeal To Nature
Personal Incredulity
Middle Ground
Appeal To Authority
The Fallacy Fallacy
Begging The Question
Special Pleading
Cherry Picking
Ambiguity
Appeal To Emotion
Bandwagon
Slippery Slope
Strawman Fallacy
Search The Logical Fallacy database.
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