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The Ten Commandments of Logic
1. Thou shalt not attack the person's character, but the argument (Ad hominem)
2. Thou shalt not misrepresent or exaggerate a person's argument in order to make it easier to attack (Straw man fallacy)
3. Thou shalt not use small numbers to represent the all (Hasty generalization)
4, Thou shalt not argue thy position by assuming one of its premises is true (Begging the question / Circular reasoning / Petitio Principii)
5. Thou shalt not claim that because something occurred before, it must be the cause (Post hoc / False cause)
6. Thou shalt not reduce the argument down to two possibilities when others do or may exist (False dichotomy)
7. Thou shalt not argue that because of our ignorance, a claim must be true or false (Ad ignorantum)
8, Thou shalt not lay the burden of proof onto him that is questioning the claim (Burden of proof reversal)
9. Thou shalt not assume "this" follows "that" when there is no logical connection (Non sequitur)
10. Thou shat not argue that because a premise is popular, therefore it must be true (Bandwagon fallacy / argumentum ad populum)
The Ten Commandments of Logic
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The Ten Commandments of Logic
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Re: The Ten Commandments of Logic
Post #21Fallacy of relative privation (also known as "appeal to worse problems" or "not as bad as"):
dismissing an argument or complaint due to what are perceived to be more important problems. - Wikipedia
Arguing that expressing concern about a (relatively) small problem means that the person doesn't care about any larger problems. Source
dismissing an argument or complaint due to what are perceived to be more important problems. - Wikipedia
Arguing that expressing concern about a (relatively) small problem means that the person doesn't care about any larger problems. Source
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