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Argument Map
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Authority
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Bad Samples
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Bandwagon
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Circularity
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Context
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Deadlines
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Debate
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Emotion
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Threats
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Equivocation
Compare Fallacies
Free Speech
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Theory Claims
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Essays
Because Gaps
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Scale Jumps
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Evidence Gaps
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False Cause
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Regression
VAERS Reports
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False Dilemma
Budget Debates
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Privacy Security
Real Choices
Spotting Gaps
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Formal Logic
Existence Errors
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Probability Trap
Shared Category
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Ignorance
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Null Results
Proof Burden
Rumour Gaps
Silence Test
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Informal Logic
Ad Hominem
Anecdotes
Authority
Equivocation
Red Herrings
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Labels
Anecdotes
Authority
Bad vs True
Callouts
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Loaded Words
Biased Surveys
Charged Labels
Hidden Assumptions
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Memory Framing
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No True
Fair Redefinition
Membership Tests
Persuasive Words
Porridge Case
Purity Labels
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Novelty
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Medical Proof
Modern Claims
New Coke
Tech Hype
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Phones
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Politics
Ad Hominem
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Polite Fallacies
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Popularity
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Popularity Bias
Social Proof
The Asch Conformity Experiments
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Red Herring
Context Test
Dead Cat
Detail Flood
Straw Man
Whataboutism
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Relevance
Ad Hominem
Pity Appeals
Popularity
Red Herrings
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Remedies
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FDA Warnings
Interactions
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Rumours
False Cause
FOAF Claims
Health Harm
No Disproof
Viral Proof
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Safety Claims
CPSC Reporting
Crash Stats
Safety Pledges
Scale Claims
Tread Case
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Slippery Slope
Boundaries
Mechanisms
Missing Middle
Precedent
Safeguards
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Social Media
False Choices
False News
Outrage
Pile Ons
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Sports Cause
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Logo Rules
Lucky Hits
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Straw Man
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Exaggeration
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Quote Mining
Weak Manning
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Tone
Anger
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Four Tests
Polite Weakness
Tone Policing
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Tradition
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Tu Quoque
Credibility
Double Standards
Feasibility
Smoking Doctor
Whataboutism
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Wet Pavement
Driver Example
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Smoke and Fire
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