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*human thought can answer any question
 
*human thought can answer any question
 
*loaded questions: embodies an assumption that, if answered, indicates an implied agreement. (e.g., Have you stopped beating your wife yet?)
 
*loaded questions: embodies an assumption that, if answered, indicates an implied agreement. (e.g., Have you stopped beating your wife yet?)
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*Ad Hominem: arguments that focus on irrelevant personal attributes of an opponent, hoping to divert attention from the issue being discussed or the content of an opponents argument.
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*Guilt By Association: hoping to discredit a person by associating them with generally disliked persons who also hold their views, or rejecting an idea because a generally disliked person accepts it.
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*The Hitler Card: A version of Guilt by Association where an idea is considered false because Hitler believed it, or a person is discredited because Hitler had a view in common with them.
    
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[[Category:Logical Fallacies]]
 
[[Category:Logical Fallacies]]
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