When “Everyone’s Doing It” Becomes the Argument “Join the millions who have already switched.” “America’s #1 choice.” “Everyone is talking about it.” You’ve heard these lines countless times—and they’re designed to trigger a simple instinct: If everyone else is on board, maybe I should be too. That’s the bandwagon fallacy, a persuasive tactic that equates […]
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The Straw Man Fallacy
Winning Arguments Against Things No One Actually Said Imagine you’re in a discussion about improving school lunches. You suggest adding healthier options—more fresh vegetables, less processed food. The response? “So you want kids to starve because they won’t eat rabbit food?” That’s not your argument. Not even close. Welcome to the straw man fallacy—one of […]
Trickery Based On Scale
This is really not a logical fallacy, it is a technique of misdirection that is based on the average person’s poor concept of large numbers. A perfect example comes from the infamous John Locke Foundation in North Carolina, a think tank (pronounced “propaganda propagator”) almost entirely funded by ultraconservative libertarian Art Pope. Pope also funds […]