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@DisplacedGenius Straw man fallacy: misrepresenting an opponent's argument by broadening or narrowing the scope of a premise and refuting a weaker version

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@DisplacedGenius Ad hominem: attacking the arguer instead of the argument. (Note that "ad hominem" can also refer to the dialectical strategy of arguing on the basis of the opponent's own commitments. This type of ad hominem is not a fallacy.)

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@DisplacedGenius Red herring: introducing a second argument in response to the first argument that is irrelevant and draws attention away from the original topic

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@zscout1288 Ad hominem: attacking the arguer instead of the argument. (Note that "ad hominem" can also refer to the dialectical strategy of arguing on the basis of the opponent's own commitments. This type of ad hominem is not a fallacy.)

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@zscout1288 Appeal to hypocrisy (Tu quoque, you too, whataboutism): stating that a position is false, wrong, or should be disregarded because its proponent fails to act consistently in accordance with it.

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@zscout1288 Appeal to hypocrisy (Tu quoque, you too, whataboutism): stating that a position is false, wrong, or should be disregarded because its proponent fails to act consistently in accordance with it.

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@zscout1288 Straw man fallacy: misrepresenting an opponent's argument by broadening or narrowing the scope of a premise and refuting a weaker version

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@zscout1288 Appeal to hypocrisy (Tu quoque, you too, whataboutism): stating that a position is false, wrong, or should be disregarded because its proponent fails to act consistently in accordance with it.

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@zscout1288 Appeal to hypocrisy (Tu quoque, you too, whataboutism): stating that a position is false, wrong, or should be disregarded because its proponent fails to act consistently in accordance with it.

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@zscout1288 Appeal to hypocrisy (Tu quoque, you too, whataboutism): stating that a position is false, wrong, or should be disregarded because its proponent fails to act consistently in accordance with it.

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@zscout1288 Appeal to hypocrisy (Tu quoque, you too, whataboutism): stating that a position is false, wrong, or should be disregarded because its proponent fails to act consistently in accordance with it.

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@zscout1288 Appeal to hypocrisy (Tu quoque, you too, whataboutism): stating that a position is false, wrong, or should be disregarded because its proponent fails to act consistently in accordance with it.

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@zscout1288 Appeal to hypocrisy (Tu quoque, you too, whataboutism): stating that a position is false, wrong, or should be disregarded because its proponent fails to act consistently in accordance with it.

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@zscout1288 Appeal to hypocrisy (Tu quoque, you too, whataboutism): stating that a position is false, wrong, or should be disregarded because its proponent fails to act consistently in accordance with it.

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@Beelbolb Red herring: introducing a second argument in response to the first argument that is irrelevant and draws attention away from the original topic

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@jimlahey333 @Ry_Nomad looks like a good example of appeal to ridicule
https://t.co/Y3mHOxswjy

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@jimlahey333 Appeal to ridicule (reductio ad ridiculum, reductio ad absurdum, ad absurdum): mocking or stating that the opponent's position is laughable to deflect from the merits of the opponent's argument.

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@jimlahey333 Appeal to ridicule (reductio ad ridiculum, reductio ad absurdum, ad absurdum): mocking or stating that the opponent's position is laughable to deflect from the merits of the opponent's argument.

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@ppls_feelings Straw man fallacy: misrepresenting an opponent's argument by broadening or narrowing the scope of a premise and refuting a weaker version