{"id":46,"date":"2015-12-11T14:03:29","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T14:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/falacias.escepticos.es\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2020-09-21T17:17:02","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T15:17:02","slug":"inicio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fallacies.escepticos.es\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a fallacy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A fallacy is an invalid or misleading reasoning that seems correct and convincing. Fallacies are frequently found in lots of fields, especially when arguing for or against causes or all sorts of interests. Every sincere communication should avoid fallacies as much as possible. It\u2019s also useful to know which they are and how to detect and fight them.<\/p>\n

Our goal is to explain the basics of the most common fallacies, using a format that makes it easy to share on social media. We are motivated by the desire of promoting rational thinking, to have a good head on our shoulders. We hope you like it.<\/p>\n

All the fallacies can be found on the right menu or scrolling down this same page. To go to its page, click on the fallacy\u2019s thumbnail.<\/p>\n

\"Affirming<\/a><\/p>\n

Affirming the consequent<\/p>\n

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\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

A silentio falacy<\/p>\n

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\"Appeal<\/a><\/p>\n

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Appeal to tradition<\/p>\n

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\"Appeal<\/a><\/p>\n

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Appeal to the stick<\/p>\n

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\"Argumentum<\/a><\/p>\n

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Argumentum ad conditionallis<\/p>\n

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\"Appeal<\/a><\/p>\n

Appeal to consequences<\/p>\n

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\"Appeal<\/a><\/p>\n

Appeal to the person<\/p>\n

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\"Appeal<\/a><\/p>\n

Appeal to ignorance<\/p>\n

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\"Argumentum<\/a><\/p>\n

Argumentum ad nauseam<\/p>\n

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\"Argumentum<\/a><\/p>\n

Argumentum ad populum<\/p>\n

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\"Argumentum<\/a><\/p>\n

Argumentum ad verecundiam<\/p>\n

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\"Special<\/a><\/p>\n

Special pleading fallacy<\/p>\n

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\"Texas<\/a><\/p>\n

Texas sharpshooter fallacy<\/p>\n

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\"Strawman<\/a><\/p>\n

Strawman fallacy<\/p>\n

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\"Hasty<\/a><\/p>\n

Hasty generalization<\/p>\n

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\"Begging<\/a><\/p>\n

Begging the question<\/p>\n

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\"Post<\/a><\/p>\n

Post hoc ergo propter hoc<\/p>\n

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\"Slippery<\/a><\/p>\n

Slippery slope fallacy<\/p>\n

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\"False<\/a><\/p>\n

False dilemma fallacy<\/p>\n

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\"You<\/a><\/p>\n

You tubium fallacy<\/p>\n

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A fallacy is an invalid or misleading reasoning that seems correct and convincing. Fallacies are frequently found in lots of fields, especially when arguing for or against causes or all sorts of interests. Every sincere communication should avoid fallacies as much as possible. It\u2019s also useful to know which they are and how to detect […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallacies.escepticos.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallacies.escepticos.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallacies.escepticos.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallacies.escepticos.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallacies.escepticos.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":80,"href":"https:\/\/fallacies.escepticos.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1061,"href":"https:\/\/fallacies.escepticos.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions\/1061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallacies.escepticos.es\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}