POPULAR FALLACIES

 

POPULAR FALLACIES

These are popular words by people believed to be real and have become a norm in the society. These words have become a belief culture system and norm where those words are spoken. They have so much influence on the people that they are believed to be absolutely true even despite glaringly known to be wrong. Few of such popular fallacies are listed below. Some of them looks funny and sounds hilarious to be true. All these words s our daily living wherever they are been used.

i.                   Argumentum Ad Baconum: This is a strong argument that something is true because it smells like bacon. What has the odour of bacon to do with the argument of substantiating for a truth? These arguments looks so hilarious and sounds too good to be true.

ii.                Red Herring Redux: This is a claim that your point remains valid and authentic because you were able to catch a red herring when you were distracted. If catching a red herring while been distracted proves that your point is valid looks too funny to be accepted.

iii.              Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hocula: This is a belief that because one event is followed by another in sequence, the sequence is caused by a magical unicorn.

iv.              Ad Hominem Ad Nauseam: This is attacking an argument from someone by analyzing or evaluating their taste of breakfast cereal by critiquing them.

v.                Appeal to the Fluffy Bunny: Insistence on a claim to be true because its sounds too unbelievable to be false. This is a mere fallacy and looks too odd to be believed.

vi.              The Texas Sharpshooter Squirrel: This is drawing a target around a cluster of squirrels and uses this in claiming accuracy. How the drawing around a squirrel could leads to accuracy on an issue.

vii.           Cherry Picking Cherries: Selecting the ripest cherries among the whole lot and leave the rest to rot is a proof to make correct argument.

viii.         Argument from Incredulobility: This is dismissing an argument because it is too hard to believe.

ix.              Tu Quoquoala Bear: This is accusing someone of inconsistency because of wearing a bear suit. This is a belief that wearing a Bear suit is a proof that one is inconsistent.

x.                Ad Popcornum: Proving that your viewpoint is correct because you enjoy eating popcorn. Is enjoying popcorn tantamount to the truth.

xi.              Non Sequiturkey: Coming to a conclusion that has nothing to do with the premise on ground but that everything has to do with thanksgiving.

xii.           Appeal to Authority of Oz: Insisting with all confidence and assurance that something is true because the wizard of Oz said and confirmed it.

xiii.         Anecdotal Anteater: Basing personal hearsay which are not really factual to prove a broader point including ideas that are abstract in nature with no substance

xiv.         Begging the Question Mark: This is repeatedly asking questions as a of argumentation which does not provide answers to what is needed.

xv.           Com compossum: The assumption that because one part of something is true, the entire thing is true with a touch of possum playing dead.

xvi.         Ad Hoculaery Argument: Making up to prove arguments on the spot with the grace of a dancing hyena.

xvii.      Equivocat: Intentionally using vague language such as the prowess of a cat making it hard to pin.

xviii.    Black Swan Fallacy: Giving hard argument that swans can only be black because one had not seen a white one.

xix.         Special Pleading Panda: Proving your case with strong assertion that your case is an exception because Pandas are too cute to follow the rules.

xx.           Gambler’s Platypus: This believes that because a coin shows up ten times in a row is a proof that the next flip will be a platypus.

xxi.         Appeal to Quantum Quokka: This is using all avenues to justify arguments with references to quantum physics and adorable quokkas.

xxii.      Circular Reasonicorn: Arguing in a loop using the magical reasoning powers of unicorn. How logical is using the magical powers of unicorn to reason on facts and come to a good conclusion.

xxiii.    Strawmanatee: Trying to water down or misrepresent an opponent’s argument with the aquatic grace of manatee. This is real funny.

xxiv.    Slippery Sloth: This is an argument that one small sloth related action will always lead to a cascade of beautiful but consequences that will remain fallacious.

xxv.      False Dichotomoose: The insistence that there are always two choices to choose from when in reality there multiple options to make choices from.

xxvi.    Ancestor’s Whisper Fallacy: The argument that a belief is true because it was whispered by one’s ancestors in a dream.

xxvii. Drumbeat Dictatorship: Insisting on the truth of a claim because it comes with the beats of a traditional drum.

xxviii.           Pyramid Scheme Syllogism: Argument of a claim that it is true because it resembles the structures of ancient pyramids.

xxix.    Hacuna Matata Hurdle: An act of waving of potential problems with the phrase “ Hakuna Matata” with the assumption that all issues will be resolved magically.

xxx.      Cheetah Speed Fallacy: A belief that a quick decision is always the correct one.

xxxi.    Moonlit Masquerade: Making decisions based on moonlit rituals assuming clarity where there seems to be none.

Conclusion

It is important to recognize that these fallacies are all fictional and should be seen in line with cultures from these emanates from. These fallacies are meant for amusements.