About: fallacy

Head noun: fallacy

Same concepts
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Fallacy

Broader concepts

label	provenance	confidence
fallacy	isap:437391556	0.562317
opinion	isap:438727689	0.450374
thing	isap:34188255	0.391446
distinction	isap:65523286	0.356754
people	isap:270236982	0.338803
error in reasoning	isap:37294205	0.334069
move	isap:71576118	0.327331
mistake in reasoning	isap:435346573	0.320606
common mistake in reasoning	isap:435346576	0.307906
claim	isap:32947901	0.281561
book	isap:73546997	0.244589
logical fallacy	isap:437391558	0.243750
trick	isap:38254416	0.221443
flaw	isap:74084668	0.220669
conclusion	isap:242322256	0.216444
life	isap:71682194	0.210674
attempt	isap:430082981	0.203952
non sequitur	isap:47731274	0.199861
circular argument	isap:47768201	0.194260
comment	isap:436617719	0.193364
reasoning	isap:319479799	0.191535
instance	isap:49608178	0.190447
ambiguity	isap:319093467	0.186385
hindrance	isap:320510207	0.183487
study	isap:35384763	0.179999
failure in reasoning	isap:435882916	0.178615
circular reasoning	isap:319479801	0.178152
logic	isap:39146260	0.172279
authority	isap:316807680	0.161057
myth	isap:71551414	0.157128
belief	isap:276518192	0.153686
variation	isap:320213581	0.151085
ad hominem	isap:434247173	0.149048
problem	isap:431097962	0.147427
context	isap:434277184	0.146860
way	isap:508253015	0.141372
appeal	isap:268635888	0.138139
special case	isap:73595753	0.136585
need	isap:71550710	0.129907
sub-category	isap:512373160	0.128422
evidence	isap:48198994	0.126227
truth	isap:38225377	0.121025
bias	isap:73720122	0.119134
nothing	isap:430001919	0.117111
fact	isap:74027654	0.116850
word	isap:72578491	0.111928
falsehood	isap:317125531	0.110810
one	isap:508641443	0.110712
form	isap:74101906	0.110317
post	isap:72031359	0.110086
assertion	isap:317715895	0.105896
atheist	isap:431210663	0.105140
job	isap:508654494	0.104837
money	isap:40061519	0.103565
time	isap:72320305	0.102748
term	isap:72331749	0.102724
argument	isap:47768196	0.100256
case	isap:73595754	0.098586
story	isap:35379340	0.093345
text	isap:72331676	0.091679
source	isap:267335937	0.091098
error	isap:37294208	0.090812
example	isap:430792255	0.090414
discussion	isap:244457777	0.087766
anything	isap:45210003	0.087089
government	isap:242010171	0.086245
god	isap:508611382	0.085600
americans	isap:316026937	0.083812
something	isap:321273124	0.082156
point	isap:35995273	0.081854
student	isap:430081810	0.077190
opponent	isap:51651009	0.073494
question	isap:50391625	0.067101
rest	isap:71899717	0.035551

Narrower concepts

label	provenance	confidence
hasty generalization	isap:299586043	0.825316
red herring	isap:438433559	0.766559
ad hominem attack	isap:439947424	0.747821
technological unemployment	isap:110086185	0.685898
slippery slope	isap:224577558	0.683149
ad hominem	isap:438606104	0.647799
man-made global warming	isap:429686866	0.625069
confirmation bias	isap:6065269	0.588478
straw man	isap:232102434	0.586665
straw man argument	isap:346345560	0.580085
ad populum	isap:438278762	0.567471
fallacy	isap:437391556	0.562317
gender equality	isap:343604441	0.543341
naturalistic fallacy	isap:437391559	0.525383
argument from authority	isap:346345548	0.512993
circular reasoning	isap:28444923	0.512308
appeal	isap:442630988	0.508473
luddite fallacy	isap:437391565	0.496913
most people	isap:449307340	0.474449
cognitive bias	isap:6065271	0.474020
ad misericordiam	isap:477802683	0.468849
false dichotomy	isap:25970261	0.468670
health problem	isap:433623142	0.467191
ad verecundiam	isap:138871835	0.467191
wishful thinking	isap:344397715	0.466146
ad hom	isap:235797083	0.461239
personal attack	isap:439947426	0.459726
peak oil	isap:236573849	0.452735
ergo propter	isap:436202250	0.451711
guilt by association	isap:229873483	0.451521
truth	isap:228555552	0.448579
bad argument	isap:346345583	0.448264
loaded question	isap:341438557	0.442462
ad ignorantiam	isap:139669336	0.436556
sexual position	isap:343036850	0.428517
whole argument	isap:346345598	0.427936
generalization	isap:299586047	0.423300
united states	isap:448770437	0.423102
non sequitur	isap:341760846	0.419112
whole thing	isap:222092713	0.411623
education	isap:26150872	0.409424
free trade	isap:222677995	0.409331
confusing cause	isap:229980829	0.406332
false analogy	isap:429272062	0.405581
global warming	isap:429686865	0.405494
true love	isap:4219721	0.404053
argument	isap:346345543	0.403931
hot hand	isap:9588413	0.399372
such thinking	isap:344397712	0.397255
black people	isap:449307338	0.392006
ad hominem fallacy	isap:437391561	0.390663
post hoc	isap:236041316	0.385411
religion	isap:343245246	0.384854
objectivity	isap:138179524	0.384715
absolute truth	isap:228555554	0.382236
tax cut	isap:234922403	0.381298
argument from ignorance	isap:346345554	0.378016
comment	isap:437048503	0.376066
logic class	isap:224877711	0.373462
first place	isap:228837312	0.369832
argument from incredulity	isap:346345572	0.363332
circular argument	isap:346345565	0.348309
reductio ad hitlerum	isap:343362276	0.344719
complex question	isap:341438560	0.344642
association fallacy	isap:437391578	0.339463
free market	isap:445250024	0.337654
slippery slope argument	isap:346345550	0.328344
such	isap:5003636	0.323334
freedom	isap:428429589	0.321423
logical fallacy	isap:437391563	0.319634
today	isap:225182205	0.318692
statement	isap:26563195	0.316667
free enterprise	isap:218084552	0.313447
out	isap:235388193	0.311865
idea	isap:2514212	0.308557
train of thought	isap:222559705	0.307729
someone	isap:428560857	0.307215
definition	isap:219329105	0.304151
id	isap:30267963	0.302458
rest of the world	isap:1896482	0.300567
man	isap:232102435	0.288992
idea of the death	isap:2514215	0.287420
al qaeda	isap:230105577	0.287302
reader	isap:447928138	0.283221
invalid argument	isap:346345580	0.277792
exaggeration	isap:109894863	0.270447
student	isap:438658182	0.263791
cold war	isap:232589981	0.262625
filter	isap:449256684	0.262527
however	isap:430893483	0.261660
sort of thing	isap:7696578	0.258184
ad-hominem	isap:218943590	0.255033
witchcraft	isap:220550799	0.247399
well	isap:7756964	0.246517
strawman	isap:342488728	0.245710
question	isap:341438552	0.241871
millionaire	isap:140063719	0.239485
conflation	isap:218385841	0.238824
astrology	isap:25307353	0.238673
correlation	isap:138468961	0.237252
home	isap:10021569	0.234993
authority	isap:25171221	0.234648
mind	isap:4841892	0.234624
emotion	isap:433739735	0.233033
reasoning	isap:28444922	0.232790
organize religion	isap:343245248	0.232039
conspiracy	isap:219064807	0.227224
media	isap:230435383	0.226469
inference	isap:24636966	0.226380
patriotism	isap:217614046	0.222880
tradition	isap:24118816	0.222327
presentism	isap:220684775	0.221960
tipping point	isap:229166035	0.221095
existence	isap:26155171	0.220855
racism	isap:442126271	0.219957
democracy	isap:28369790	0.219273
everything	isap:217123982	0.219188
life	isap:11066878	0.218869
orbit	isap:229093903	0.218853
self-esteem	isap:139698505	0.218693
ethos	isap:229181693	0.218643
thinking	isap:344397713	0.217931
credit score	isap:229697357	0.217293
though	isap:441738079	0.216823
assertion	isap:25872987	0.215639
course	isap:448755373	0.215586
danger	isap:448332357	0.214244
analogy	isap:429272060	0.213698
messenger	isap:28355932	0.212578
behavior	isap:345282763	0.212071
hypocrisy	isap:26163959	0.211525
rationalization	isap:29953586	0.211185
evolution	isap:24646434	0.210245
impression	isap:219491359	0.210233
yourself	isap:345079032	0.209830
message	isap:432064132	0.209580
link	isap:4250021	0.208017
point	isap:229166033	0.207211
mother	isap:439758793	0.206722
rhetoric	isap:346045171	0.206664
face	isap:3542901	0.206584
battle	isap:444763290	0.206344
anything	isap:346096377	0.205564
wealth	isap:446534873	0.204939
sunk cost	isap:7736066	0.204770
section	isap:430549089	0.203900
apple	isap:222104804	0.203035
foundation	isap:220597908	0.201404
group	isap:230120699	0.201116
water	isap:227817054	0.201116
peace	isap:229618768	0.200743
author	isap:445440327	0.200693
quote	isap:230309983	0.200373
something	isap:28088611	0.198200
love	isap:4219719	0.198160
science	isap:430884419	0.197639
equivocation	isap:109604525	0.197057
class	isap:224877710	0.196942
obama	isap:228291205	0.196745
file	isap:7616430	0.196676
logic	isap:228976385	0.196097
president	isap:26142769	0.195617
while	isap:229697277	0.194985
computer	isap:344532800	0.194789
html	isap:9552408	0.194136
know	isap:4743976	0.194136
skill	isap:229486736	0.193839
road	isap:1660599	0.192904
separate	isap:343351816	0.191905
answer	isap:440632924	0.189561
post	isap:11579679	0.189463
terrorist	isap:24049678	0.188611
fun	isap:232958380	0.188539
child	isap:223876221	0.187940
field	isap:228877819	0.187834
people	isap:449307334	0.187583
rate	isap:7748411	0.186600
job	isap:231772065	0.186450
other word	isap:1807733	0.186195
prey	isap:2865967	0.184794
need	isap:3343697	0.184342
notion	isap:449434165	0.183957
there	isap:221910917	0.183696
ignorance	isap:29023302	0.183254
similarly	isap:24030995	0.182415
faith	isap:227683324	0.180724
capitalism	isap:220394311	0.180584
identity	isap:344751635	0.180380
wager	isap:228227175	0.179937
therefore	isap:28913012	0.179563
chance	isap:440385998	0.179497
insight	isap:433066122	0.178592
spirituality	isap:109804115	0.178567
nothing	isap:436893855	0.178525
doesnt	isap:448695213	0.177773
list	isap:10135132	0.177286
co2	isap:234825851	0.176916
game	isap:6302961	0.176825
race	isap:2379887	0.176518
phrase	isap:447520085	0.176276
reification	isap:139603027	0.176158
history	isap:430268646	0.175919
approach	isap:344622414	0.175814
thought	isap:430458345	0.175752
body	isap:6220609	0.174786
composition	isap:140006251	0.174468
defense	isap:431521211	0.173907
fact	isap:7248411	0.173510
wish	isap:10146588	0.170763
security	isap:343286555	0.170142
ive	isap:234563186	0.169661
him	isap:235141728	0.169651
software	isap:347278564	0.168605
school	isap:447994443	0.168525
kind of reasoning	isap:5659134	0.168167
issue	isap:228607950	0.167630
term	isap:4623611	0.167428
other	isap:221966561	0.166199
below	isap:227256071	0.165924
politics	isap:345658259	0.163733
action	isap:444705227	0.163328
exercise	isap:342557711	0.162382
agw	isap:236602970	0.161512
distinction	isap:138249215	0.160480
isnt	isap:8642476	0.160347
the	isap:235668277	0.160190
book	isap:3502218	0.160040
matter	isap:446299731	0.159835
me	isap:29822343	0.159519
reply	isap:227113014	0.159486
intelligence	isap:109437018	0.158969
couple	isap:443182949	0.158788
lie	isap:235181586	0.158630
meaning	isap:432099895	0.158343
propaganda	isap:217373351	0.158015
minute	isap:448547801	0.157534
pity	isap:11980418	0.157186
effect	isap:445236906	0.155774
s	isap:299602472	0.155416
flattery	isap:341725247	0.155124
place	isap:228837311	0.154536
suggestion	isap:218947002	0.153950
in	isap:30028597	0.152686
belief	isap:445261480	0.152394
assumption	isap:218959280	0.151812
following	isap:24233076	0.151743
reason	isap:446860656	0.151486
experience	isap:219616172	0.150498
basis	isap:225840272	0.150321
bad	isap:232472277	0.148845
youre	isap:228466060	0.148593
american	isap:343867492	0.146903
is	isap:30470875	0.146781
consequence	isap:139116119	0.145911
hundred	isap:436030068	0.145245
propter	isap:436202249	0.144634
justice	isap:433511622	0.144301
right	isap:222557095	0.144260
fossil	isap:445167374	0.143775
name	isap:2104442	0.143686
oil	isap:236573851	0.143573
logical	isap:428767927	0.142829
also	isap:10244117	0.142822
program	isap:436296986	0.139650
theory	isap:447312040	0.138956
news	isap:2191077	0.138851
opposition	isap:217981928	0.137814
result	isap:447783606	0.137683
view	isap:7280104	0.137652
business	isap:342228800	0.137277
example	isap:435833490	0.135653
event	isap:223166145	0.134724
family	isap:443891205	0.134457
mouth	isap:221920235	0.134138
thing	isap:222092712	0.132462
rest	isap:1896481	0.132210
bias	isap:6065270	0.131186
year	isap:9110796	0.131075
state	isap:231092359	0.130705
us	isap:29572591	0.130448
case	isap:4042471	0.129060
response	isap:343705958	0.126634
rule	isap:9239894	0.125937
heart	isap:224815225	0.125506
one	isap:235496609	0.125377
party	isap:223471846	0.124393
sin	isap:237009680	0.124344
that	isap:6028091	0.123925
problem	isap:433623141	0.123216
part	isap:4171956	0.120755
opinion	isap:437601590	0.120633
god	isap:233891039	0.120596
war	isap:232589978	0.119951
advertisement	isap:477793141	0.119921
aristotle	isap:27525027	0.119286
context	isap:435392371	0.119240
psychology	isap:218457022	0.119157
im	isap:29668385	0.118806
respect	isap:430660522	0.118685
order	isap:227657196	0.118249
country	isap:434841334	0.116985
knowledge	isap:24865393	0.114870
sentence	isap:343975479	0.114481
pm	isap:30062412	0.113984
addition	isap:347248026	0.113638
failure	isap:429706587	0.113505
network	isap:428269813	0.113505
so	isap:30528397	0.112587
y	isap:299200631	0.111703
english	isap:431836569	0.109879
innuendo	isap:346180236	0.109708
nature	isap:440643508	0.108710
certainty	isap:28567792	0.107163
team	isap:1682427	0.106475
value	isap:226315365	0.106278
standard	isap:344943981	0.103843
x	isap:299151297	0.103813
distance	isap:340977164	0.103426
b	isap:299135639	0.102774
use	isap:234152910	0.101657
second	isap:442238005	0.100403
oneself	isap:430663904	0.099708
accident	isap:343241074	0.099347
scope	isap:230681038	0.099146
public	isap:440639701	0.099106
doctrine	isap:340545848	0.099038
victim	isap:440088715	0.098868
time	isap:7831875	0.098805
reality	isap:437095291	0.097894
supreme	isap:437076984	0.097234
profit	isap:446823140	0.096888
balance	isap:434859170	0.096798
control	isap:428442150	0.096467
discussion	isap:217551196	0.094644
everyone	isap:345295684	0.094002
whatever	isap:345089547	0.093858
lyric	isap:227950408	0.093289
beside	isap:447787915	0.093198
cost	isap:7736065	0.091052
cause	isap:229980828	0.089654
islam	isap:227984112	0.089629
but	isap:231728905	0.089072
real	isap:8718671	0.087608
britain	isap:430817001	0.086659
word	isap:1807732	0.086579
number	isap:442458186	0.086356
side	isap:9308771	0.085729
sir	isap:235122947	0.084811
article	isap:433950492	0.080832
not	isap:233066275	0.079994
anyone	isap:442060842	0.078566
complex	isap:435214715	0.077838
gun	isap:231928891	0.076601
design	isap:447993942	0.075189
accent	isap:439130184	0.071982
claim	isap:224383732	0.069552
oh	isap:30412092	0.064611
of	isap:30208316	0.063792
conclusion	isap:219327267	0.063009
2	isap:299810805	0.061815
check	isap:228741085	0.057029