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Literary: Fallacy

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fal·la·cy
/ˈfaləsē/
a failure in reasoning that renders an argument invalid.

In an argument, Reasons (R) are used to make Conclusions (C).

R1 I grew up in our province
R2 I couldn’t afford to study
R3 I can’t speak fluent English
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C I must be stupid

R1 I lack attention
R2 My behavior is uncommon
R3 I am depressed
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C I must be weird

R1 I love what I do
R2 My income is low
R3 Everyone is a critic
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C I must be an artist

R1 I love to fight
R2 I swear a lot
R3 Tattoos can be seen all over my skin
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C I must be evil

R1 A girl should love a boy
R2 liking the same gender is booed
R3 I am gay
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C I must be ridiculed

R1 I lack the muscles
R2 Help is what I seek
R3 I am a girl
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C I must be weak

R1 My house is small
R2 I wear simple clothes
R3 I am brown and thin
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C I must be poor

R1 I am poor
R2 I am stupid
R3 I am small
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C I must be from the Philippines