Logic and Logical Fallacies(index)
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[edit] Logic and Reason
- Abductive Reasoning
- Deductive Reasoning
- Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem
- Inductive Reasoning
- Laws of Thought
- Occam's Razor
[edit] Logical Fallacies
In any sort of forum or argument, there are plenty of logical pitfalls employed which seek to ensnare the unwary and unreasonably shut off debate. On the JREF forums we get our fair share of them, so this is an ever growing list of logical fallacies used by people we have encountered.
- Ad Hominem
- Affirming the Consequent
- Argument from Authority
- Argument from Consequences
- Argument from Ignorance
- Argument from Incredulity
- Argument from Misleading Definition
- Argument from Popularity
- Argument from Probability
- Argument from Silence
- Argument from Quotation
- Attribution
- Begging the Question
- Birthday Paradox
- Broken Window Fallacy
- Conditional Probability Fallacy
- Denying the Antecedent
- Doctrine of Unintended Consequences
- Equivocation
- Fallacist's Fallacy
- False Dichotomy
- Genetic Fallacy
- Gambler's Fallacy
- Hasty Generalization
- Incorrect Cause
- No True Scotsman
- Poisoning the Well
- Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
- Slippery Slope
- Special pleading
- Strawman
- Sunk Cost Fallacy
[edit] Specious Reasoning and Argument
There are many styles of argument that, while not easily reducible to a single logical fallacy, are still used to mislead.
