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What is fallacies?

Name at least 3 fallacies or more that you commonly encounter at home, work, or social media conversations.

I’m not familiar with this term.

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The Straw Man Fallacy

Your opponent over-simplifies or misrepresents your argument to make it easier to attack or refute. The opponent picks one feature of your argument to focus on in order to simplify it.

The Bandwagon Fallacy

Just because something is popular does not mean that it is right or good.

The Hasty Generalization Fallacy

Someone draws expansive conclusions based on inadequate or insufficient evidence. In other words, they jump to conclusions.

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