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==General Information==
A logical fallacy is a mistake in reasoning. There are a variety of types of logical fallacies. It is important for mafia players to be able to identify these mistakes, both to avoid making them themselves, and to identify what is wrong with other people's arguments. Chances are that if you think someone's arguments seem fishy, they probably fall into one of these fallacies. This list is still growing, but I hope that we can increase the level of play just by having a better understanding of the logic involved.
A logical fallacy is a mistake in reasoning. There are a variety of types of logical fallacies. It is important for mafia players to be able to identify these mistakes, both to avoid making them themselves, and to identify what is wrong with other people's arguments. Chances are that if you think someone's arguments seem fishy, they probably fall into one of these fallacies. This list is still growing, but I hope that we can increase the level of play just by having a better understanding of the logic involved.


==Fallacies==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] also has an interesting article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_fallacy logical fallacies].
* [[Attack the Person]] (''ad hominem'')
* [[Appeal to Emotion]]
* [[Argument from Repetition]] (''ad nauseam'')
* [[Circular Reasoning]] (begging the question)
* [[Appeal to Authority]]
* [[Guilt by Association]]
* [[Straw Man]] (mischaracterization)
* [[Correlation Implies Causation]] (''cum hoc ergo propter hoc'')
* [[Red Herring]] (distraction technique)
* [[Appeal to Probability]]
* [[Argument from Fallacy]]
* [[Loaded Question]] (fallacy of many questions)
* [[Gambler's Fallacy]] (Monty Hall problem)
* [[No True Scotsman]] (stereotypes)
* [[Burden of Proof]] (proof of a negative)
* [[WIFOM]] (Wine In Front of Me)
** [[Too Townie]] (A Subset of WIFOM Illogic)


[http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] also has an interesting article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_fallacy logical fallacies].
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Latest revision as of 19:24, 2 February 2016

General Information

A logical fallacy is a mistake in reasoning. There are a variety of types of logical fallacies. It is important for mafia players to be able to identify these mistakes, both to avoid making them themselves, and to identify what is wrong with other people's arguments. Chances are that if you think someone's arguments seem fishy, they probably fall into one of these fallacies. This list is still growing, but I hope that we can increase the level of play just by having a better understanding of the logic involved.

Wikipedia also has an interesting article on logical fallacies.