arguments

Find the flaw in the following:






We've always heated our house with wood. It's natural.

I can't eat a rabbit.  Dude, haven't you seen the movie Bambi?  You can't eat the Easter Bunny.

Having a snowstorm proves that global warming is false.

I'm not into helping Haiti children.  Sean Penn and Bill Clinton both have charities that work there.

God will not let the world fall into ruin and destruction.

If it's good enough for my Dad, it's good enough for me.

Meat-eating is the worst challenge to our world today.  Eating meat is grossly inefficent in terms of energy.

Ammonia compounds are found in our body.  Have you ever smelled a diaper?  That's why I know it's ok to use anhydrous on my field.


If a little bit of nitrogen is good, a lot must be better.

We've put so much time and effort into this already, we have to go forward.

I don't believe humans can cause climate change.

Increasing population doesn't change the planet much.

All countries need to decrease their birthrate.

If we get rid of the wolves, then we can control the environment better.

Trend data is not absolute proof.



http://yourlogicalfallacyis.com 



A second, less reliable site.


http://utminers.utep.edu/omwilliamson/ENGL1311/fallacies.htm


Occam's Razor

http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/scientific-experiments/occams-razor.htm


Confirmation Bias

http://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/06/23/confirmation-bias/

CLAIM-EVIDENCE-REASONING

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/science-inquiry-claim-evidence-reasoning-eric-brunsell


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