I nominate "some say...", "they say..." etc.

It's used exclusively as a horribly misguided attempt to give the speaker credibility with a modified strawman argument.

threads with not enough content that need to die

this ..

I nominate "some say...", "they say..." etc.

It's used exclusively as a horribly misguided attempt to give the speaker credibility with a modified strawman argument.

I don't have my textbook with me right now, but I'm pretty sure that's not a Strawman. Although its been awhile since I took Critical Thinking, so I might be wrong...

I don't have my textbook with me right now, but I'm pretty sure that's not a Strawman. Although its been awhile since I took Critical Thinking, so I might be wrong...

Modified. It's not the same thing, but it's in the same category because they're misrepresenting the position of the majority to support their own claims.

"Believe you me"

What the fuck, are we cavemen again?

It is what it is.

Modified. It's not the same thing, but it's in the same category because they're misrepresenting the position of the majority to support their own claims.

It's an appeal to the masses/popularity/common belief, not a strawman.

http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/

Its okay, he heard it on the grapevine.

Experts predict that by 2017.....u gay.

The word 'like' being used 15 times a sentence.

tabernac de bapteme, I fucking despise the word "oftentimes". WHAT COULD YOU NOT CONVEY IF YOU SIMPLY SAID "OFTEN"? jfk.