If You Hear One of These Phrases, Stop It Right There!

Do you ever find yourself in a conversation or debate and you know exactly what you’re talking about, yet you feel confused and way less knowledgeable than your opponent? Don’t worry, there’s nothing wrong with you! It’s very likely that the other side is using faulty reasoning, otherwise known as logical fallacies.

For example, some people make up fake dilemmas out of an issue that could be discussed by both sides, thus, giving you no choice but to support their idea. When you hear something like, “You can either sign this petition or let the new evil boss take over the company,” you’re more likely to just agree and sign whatever you’re offered.

So, guys, do you wanna learn some other common conversational red flags? Then watch the video!

TIMESTAMPS:
The Slippery Slope 0:47
Attacking Someone 1:36
Appealing to Pity 2:24
Appealing to Tradition 3:13
Appealing to Novelty 3:48
The Circular Argument 4:22
The Undistributed Middle 4:55
The Bandwagon Fallacy 5:46
Red Herring 6:27
Social Conformance 7:13
Repetition 7:50
The Straw Man Fallacy 8:24
The False Dilemma Fallacy 9:05
The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy 9:36
Generalization and Stereotyping 10:15

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SUMMARY:
– The Slippery Slope fallacy takes off at a harmless starting point and just snowballs to a highly improbable and logically disconnected conclusion.
– Questioning the expertise or qualifications of another person, disapproving of their looks or values, bringing up some problem in their personal life, or simply reminding them of their junior position are all forms of attack in a debate or conversation.
– Appealing to pity means playing on the other person’s compassion. Fair enough, we all need a helping hand from time to time. But for some people, it becomes a habit to expect others to do something for them.
– When your conversation partner says something like “But that’s the new approach that everyone’s trying, so we should too,” don’t fall for it unless they can prove themselves right with real evidence.
– Going in circles around the argument doesn’t make it any more truthful. So if your conversation partner is trying to convince you their way of doing things is right because they believe their way of doing things is right, stop it right there!
– The fact that something is popular or generally liked doesn’t automatically make it true or good. It’s quite normal for marketing companies to use this trick when making ads.
– Repeating one and the same thing makes it sound more valid, and you’re likely to believe it just because you heard it several times. In fact, no matter how many times you repeat an idea, it doesn’t become true unless it has real evidence to support it.
– Some people pick data to support a conclusion they’ve already made and want you to agree with. For example, they’ll reassure you that “Miss Jones is the best teacher because 15 of her students graduated with honors.” What happened to the other 85 kids remains a mystery!
– Generalization is easily the most common of them all. We use words like “all,” “always,” and “every” in conversation without really thinking about their meaning.

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