Logical Fallacies - Jayme

Fallacies are statements that are intrinsically and logically inaccurate, but often are seen as true due to the nature of the statement itself. There are many forms of this.

Anger
The louder you are, the more correct you are. If you're proven wrong, just get angry. You'll scare people into thinking you're right.

Example:


 * "I SAID. THE SKY. IS RED. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHEN IT'S RED, JUST KNOW IT'S RED AND I'M RIGHT."

Butterfly Logic
From the person's point of view, two subject matters are relative in a cause-and-effect style.

Example:


 * "If the younger generation is coming out and being proud about their LGBT identities and there's more LGBT representation in the media, the media is clearly teaching our children to be gay."

Gambler's Fallacy
The idea that chance is affected by more than just being random, but also by "signs" or events, skill, or even luck.

Example:


 * "If the roulette table has landed on black 9 times in a row, it's more likely that it'll land on red next"
 * "Every time I step outside my apartment, no matter when, my neighbor is always there to talk my ear off."

Post Hoc
This idea pushes the concept that if something happens, we'll call it X. The another thing happens after, we'll call that Y. Using Post Hoc, X had to have caused Y.

Example:


 * "You were the last person to use my gel eyeliner besides me, then it has to be you that messed it up."

Strawman
Instead of factoring in the entire picture and debunking every argument, this fallacy is when one focuses on the weakest argument in the "chain" and attempts to dismantle the entire argument from that point only.