Common Fallacies - Part 3

I.               Appeal to Ignorance Argument

Statement A has not been proven false, so it is true.

Or

Statement A has not been proven true so it is false.

Example:

A: Can you prove that aliens visited Earth in the past?

B: No, but…

A: Then aliens haven’t visited Earth because there isn’t any evidence to say they did!

II.            False Dilemma Argument

Either X or Y is true.

Example:

A: Do you like the Woo Sangho and the Minjoo party?

B: Not really.

A: Then you are a supporter of Saenuri.

III.          Red Herring Argument

Argument A is presented by person 1.

Person 2 introduces argument B.

Argument A is abandoned.

Example:

Daughter: “I’m so hurt that Todd broke up with me, Mom.”

Mother: “Just think of all the starving children in Africa. Your problems will seem pretty small then.