Appeal to Ignorance
Published Thursday 16 November 2023 at 12:47
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The non-sequitur fallacy occurs when a conclusion is drawn that does not logically follow from what was said before it. This leads to a disconnect between the premises and the conclusion - the two ideas don't logically link together.
Non sequitur means "does not follow" in Latin. [+]
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The straw man fallacy occurs when someone misrepresents or exaggerates another person's argument to make it easier to attack or refute.
Instead of addressing the actual issue or argument, they fight a distorted or oversimplified version of it created by themselves, thereby sidestepping the genuine discussion at hand. [+]
