“Come now, and Let us reason together, saith the LORD…”

What is a fallacy? We will define fallacy through an example that most of us have seen and maybe used ourselves.  When arguing, not arguing interms of anger, but in terms of making a point….when arguing a point   or even, now that I think about it, arguing a point in anger, and the other person simply laughs you off.  Have you been there, have you done that?  That is a fallacy. Instead of keeping to truth and fact a person will appeal to other ideas, in order to save face.  The laugh in your face fallacy is used when the other person has no points or facts on their side…they simply laugh you off and try to make you feel little and alone. This fallacy is a kin to “Whatever,”  “Who cares, anyway,”  “Let’s agree to disagree,” or the simple pouting and puffing of the lips.  Do not fall for this fallacy.  When the other person uses this dirty trick, point it out and go on with your day.

Other fallacies include:

*Appealing to Authority…”The x said so.” or “Even x thinks so.”
*Appealing to the Majority…”Everyone thinks so.” or  “Everyone is doing it.”
*Appealing to Emotions…”You are heartless,”  “Don’t you even care?” “You won’t look good.”
*Attacking the person…This is a very common fallacy. “X also thinks this, so he is not a good source,”  “You don’t have kids, don’t lecture me.”  “You,!? Of all people… are telling me…?”  “Who made you king?”  “Consider the source.”  This is a common fallacy because it is easy and accepted by the majority.  The fallacy user discounts anything President Trump says, simply because he is Trump.  Calvin, is ignored because of baseless and wrested charges that are brought against him. Many a minister is discounted and ignored due to his denomination. This fallacy ignores the facts and attacks the person and his character.  “That preacher didn’t go to Bible college,” Many a fallacy was used against out Lord, “Is not this the carpenter’s son?”  They even cast doubt upon the virgin birth to discredit Him. Don’t fall for this fallacy, point it out by saying, “I’m not the issue here, let’s stick to what is relavent.”
*Appealing to generalizations and ambiguous words…”There’s no doubt,”  “It has been an accepted x,”  “All”, “Every,” “Some,”  “Most.”  Words, especially adjectives, used to plant a seed in the mind before a conclusion is presented. “There is no doubt, Global warming is a fact. It is accepted by most credible scientists. Some will have you think it is All made up, but it’s not. Those that disregard global warming as fact are uneducated and do not understand all the elitism I am spewing.”  How many fallacies do you spot?  I spot nine (9)… “There is no doubt,”  “It is accepted,”  “Most,”  “Credible,”  “Scientists,”  “Some,”  “All made up,”  “Those,”  “Uneducated.”  Sometimes a fallacy is made a fallacy due to the user’s intent to be ambiguous or unclear.  If a person uses the above words and has support and evidence for his point, he is not using fallacies.

Reader,
The above is not an exhaustive list of fallacies, not even close.  Fallacies border upon the innumerable.  Fallacies are like sin, we all use them and sometimes we don’t even recognize or realize it.  The critical, clear, and logical thinker is always on the look out for fallacies being used by others and being used by themselves.

If you disagree with me on any point, you are wrong because everyone else agrees with me and who are you to disagree with me anyway? You should be ashamed of yourself for even thinking I.m wrong. Even all the logicians agree with me.  Besides, “You’re Little and I’m Big…Your Wrong and I’m Right, and I’m Smart and you’re dumb!!! Ha ha haha ha..ha..ha….ha.

P.S. When a person get’s loud and or animated…fallacy.  Hunt these fallacies down tomorrow, you will find them….guarenteed or my name is not Batman.