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Gambler's Fallacy Examples

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1) False Cause or Non sequitur
Presuming that a real or perceived relationship between things means that one is the cause of the another.
Example: Every day I eat cereal for breakfast, but today I ate corn and there was earthquake. After this I always eat cereal for breakfast..
2) Straw Man
Misrepresenting someone’s argument to make it easier to attack.
Example: Body Z has location E. Body W presents location L(Which is wry version E ). Body W attacks position E. Therefore, Z is not correct.
3) Playing the Player or Appeal to Authority
Saying that because an authority thinks something, it must therefore be true.
Example: Using footballers, singers to advertise commercials that are not related to their specific area

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Example: I had eagle five times while throwing the coins. And the next probably will be eagle.
5) Ad Hominem
Attack opponent’s character or personal traits in an attempt to undermine their argument.
Example:
A prosecutor asks the judge to not concede the declaration of a robber since criminals are not reliable.
6) Tu quoque
Avoiding having to engage with criticism by turning it back on the accuser - answering criticism with criticism.
Example:
A: You cheated on exams. Don’t you think that it is wrong?
B: Hey, wait a minute. You cheated on your history exam last time. Or have you forgotten about that?
7) No True Scotsman Making what could be called an appeal to purity as a way to dismiss relevant criticisms or flaws of an argument.
Example: Q proclaims that Scotsmen don't put sugar on their cereal, to which W brings up that he is a Scotsman and puts sugar on his cereal. Incensed, similar to a genuine Scot, Q shouts that no genuine Scotsman sugars his cereal.

8) Black and White Where two alternative states are presented as the only possibilities, when in fact more possibilities exist.
Example:
2+2=5 or 2+2=7
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Example:
A: “One Direction group is a rock band.”
B: “I have never heard about One Direction, but because of you are stupid I do not think so.”
A: “Hey, you have just made Ad Hominem fallacy. So, I think that One Direction is a rock band.”

11) Raising the Bar or Moving the Goal Post When a win condition for an opposing argument is constantly revised in response to its successes .
Example: Melissa wants to go to the party, but her angry mom tells her continue doing house duties and includes everything she has to do.
12) Middle Ground Fallacy Saying that a compromise, or middle point, between two extremes is the truth.
Example: A few people assert that God is almighty, all knowing, and all great. Other individuals guarantee that God does not exist by any means. Presently, it appears to be sensible to acknowledge a position some place in the center. In this way, it is likely that God exists, yet that he is just effective, exceptionally knowing, and great. That seems correct to me.

13) Bandwagon Fallacy Appealing to popularity or the fact that many people do something as an attempted form of

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