a deceptive, misleading, or false belief

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a course of action that seems to lead inevitably from one action or result to another with unintended consequences

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A serious or urgent request, typically one made to the public

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Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.

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Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

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When emotion is used to distract the adience from the facts

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drawing a general conclucion based on insufficient evidence

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Post hoc, Ergo Proctor Hoc

Latin for "after this, therefore because of this"

  A logical fallacy that states "Since that event followed this one, that event must have been caused by this one."

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An assertion of the truth of something, typically one that is disputed or in doubt.

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using facts to argue

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