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51False dilemma — A false dilemma (also called false dichotomy, the either or fallacy, fallacy of false choice, black and white thinking, or the fallacy of exhaustive hypotheses) is a type of logical fallacy that involves a situation in which only two alternatives …
52Loaded question — A loaded question is a question which contains a controversial assumption such as a presumption of guilt.[1] Such questions are used rhetorically, so that the question limits direct replies to be those that serve the questioner s agenda.[2] The… …
53Ignoratio elenchi — Contents 1 Example 2 Red herring 3 See also 4 References …
54Labyrinth — This article is about the maze like structure from Greek mythology. For other uses, see Labyrinth (disambiguation). Classical labyrinth …
55Correlation does not imply causation — (related to ignoring a common cause and questionable cause) is a phrase used in science and statistics to emphasize that correlation between two variables does not automatically imply that one causes the other (though correlation is necessary for …
56Begging the question — Bust of Aristotle, whose Prior Analytics contained an early discussion of this fallacy. Begging the question (or petitio principii, assuming the initial point ) is a type of logical fallacy in which the proposition to be proven is assumed… …
57Obfuscation — For the term as used in computer science, see Obfuscated code. Obfuscation (or beclouding) is the hiding of intended meaning in communication, making communication confusing, wilfully ambiguous, and harder to interpret.[citation needed] Contents… …
58Post hoc ergo propter hoc — Post hoc redirects here. For the analytical technique, see Post hoc analysis. For the West Wing episode, see Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc (The West Wing). Post hoc ergo propter hoc, Latin for after this, therefore because of this, is a logical… …
59Michael Portillo — The Right Honourable Michael Portillo Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer In office 1 …
60Argument to moderation — Middle ground redirects here. For other uses, see Middle Ground (disambiguation). Argument to moderation (Latin: argumentum ad temperantiam, also known as middle ground, false compromise, gray fallacy and the golden mean fallacy) is a logical… …
