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LaBossiere (First Edition 2023) explains how informal logical mistakes distort arguments and decision-making. The text presents argument fundamentals, ways of assessing arguments, and reasoning techniques, then catalogs many specific fallacies with definitions and examples. Coverage includes assessing premises, distinguishing good and bad faith reasoning, and strategies for winning an argument while avoiding common traps.","110 Fallacies\n“Rattlesnake Edition”\nBy Dr. Michael C. LaBossiere\nFirst Edition 2023\nCopyright © 2022\nDr. Michael C. LaBossiere\nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, in any form or by any means, without permission from the author.\n\u0003Table of Contents\n\u0013 TOC \\o \"1-3\" \\h \\z \\u \u0014\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757265\" \u0014Introduction\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757265 \\h \u00141\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757266\" \u0014Argument Basics\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757266 \\h \u00141\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757267\" \u0014Varieties of Arguments\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757267 \\h \u00142\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757268\" \u0014Assessing Arguments\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757268 \\h \u00143\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757269\" \u0014Reasoning\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757269 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757270\" \u0014Assessing Premises\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757270 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757271\" \u0014Fallacies\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757271 \\h \u00146\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757272\" \u0014Examples\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757272 \\h \u001410\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757273\" \u0014Good and Bad Faith Reasoning\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757273 \\h \u001412\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757274\" \u0014Winning an Argument\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757274 \\h \u001418\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757275\" \u0014Informal Fallacies\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757275 \\h \u001420\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757276\" \u0014Accent, Fallacy of\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757276 \\h \u001422\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757277\" \u0014Accident, Fallacy of\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757277 \\h \u001425\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757278\" \u0014Ad Hominem\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757278 \\h \u001429\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757279\" \u0014Ad Hominem: Accusation of Bigotry\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757279 \\h \u001433\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757280\" \u0014Ad Hominem: Accusation of Hate\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757280 \\h \u001442\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757281\" \u0014Ad Hominem, Circumstantial\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757281 \\h \u001445\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757282\" \u0014Ad Hominem, Demonic\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757282 \\h \u001448\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757283\" \u0014Ad Hominem: Leave It\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757283 \\h \u001451\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757284\" \u0014Ad Hominem: Poisoning the Well\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757284 \\h \u001454\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757285\" \u0014Ad Hominem, Positive\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757285 \\h \u001458\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757286\" \u0014Ad Hominem: Refutation by Envy\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757286 \\h \u001461\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757287\" \u0014Ad Hominem Tu Quoque\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757287 \\h \u001466\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757288\" \u0014Amphiboly, Fallacy of\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757288 \\h \u001471\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757289\" \u0014Anecdotal Evidence, Fallacy Of\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757289 \\h \u001473\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757290\" \u0014Anecdotal Evidence: Absence of Anecdote\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757290 \\h \u001479\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757291\" \u0014Appeal to Authority, Fallacious\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757291 \\h \u001485\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757292\" \u0014Appeal to Authoritarian\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757292 \\h \u001496\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757293\" \u0014Appeal to Belief\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757293 \\h \u0014100\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757294\" \u0014Appeal to Common Practice\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757294 \\h \u0014103\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757295\" \u0014Appeal to the Consequences of a Belief\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757295 \\h \u0014107\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757296\" \u0014Appeal to the Consequences of a Belief: Wishful Thinking\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757296 \\h \u0014110\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757297\" \u0014Appeal to Emotion\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757297 \\h \u0014113\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757298\" \u0014Appeal to Envy\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757298 \\h \u0014117\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757299\" \u0014Appeal to Fear\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757299 \\h \u0014119\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757300\" \u0014Appeal to Flattery\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757300 \\h \u0014123\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757301\" \u0014Appeal to Group Identity\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757301 \\h \u0014125\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757302\" \u0014Appeal to Guilt\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757302 \\h \u0014130\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc126757303\" \u0014Appeal to Novelty\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc126757303 \\h 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