Talk:Fallacy

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Mis-spelling

The book title of reference 1 is misspelled. I don not know how to edit it. Can someone please correct it? 218.161.70.252 (talk) 05:49, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done, thanks for mentioning it. Richard-of-Earth (talk) 06:46, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Plagiarism in certain sections of the article

The article appears to have several paragraphs either closely related to, or directly lifted from, this book: Kisak, Paul F. (2015). The Logical Fallacy: The Art of the Argument & Critical Thinking. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781517533465. Could it be possible to verify whether it is plagiarism? MaleficentChimera (talk) 17:01, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Faulty thinking" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Faulty thinking has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 March 29 § Faulty thinking until a consensus is reached. Hildeoc (talk) 12:37, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Possible Duplicate?

I'm looking at this page for Fallacy, and am looking at the page for Formal fallacy, and have no idea what the difference is. Aren't they referring to the same thing so should be merged? If there's a difference, what is it? BritishWikipedian (talk) 16:09, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Third paragraph of the lead: Fallacies are commonly divided into "formal" and "informal." A formal fallacy is a flaw in the structure of a deductive argument that renders the argument invalid, while an informal fallacy originates in an error in reasoning other than an improper logical form. Arguments containing informal fallacies may be formally valid, but still fallacious. Paradoctor (talk) 16:41, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Potential for adding section regarding Appeals from/to Aesthetic Concretism, also known as Superficial Perceptualism or "Picturism"

(The exact term that should be used, or if it fits into the article, should be discussed)

. . . as it for example relates to what has been called "picturism" or the "third positinionist sweep" style of propaganda that quickly turned a culturally already prejudiced/vacuous Nazi Germany, where the culture was largely usurped through direct appeals to a mix of prejudices and a search for real virtues, made especially through auditory illustrations, light installations, and formal public "education" such as propaganda school books, the redecorating of churches and posters painting visual narrative and goals; In which German people were highlighted as center of civilization and specifically "the Jew" as the (literal, spiritual in physical) source of the downfall of the world.

The Nazis in Germany, and to a lesser extent the preceding Fascists in Italy, giving the audience a sense of knowing how the entire world should look (from the characteristics of an individual to the "top race", the state and what is closest to "God") the encapsulated a world and life by the Nazi faith for a state altruism and racial determinism, that seemed clear and assuring to the "enlightened viewer" now "awakened to the state and purpose of the world" so vividly in his own imagination.

Another common controversial example is the "picturism" of showing a living, human, fetus, via ultrasound, to many appearing similar enough to a born or even fully conscious older child, that it warrants calling abortion of it "murder". This was spoken about by Dr. Leonard Peikoff, (the author of "The Ominous Parallels", contrasting philosophy of Nazism and how it differs from traditional Free-Willed-Reason style of Americanism, as exemplified in revolutionary time and related documents) at the Ford Hall Forum.

With the advent of memes, picturism has greatly increased throughout and alongside the rise of social media platforms. The addition of AI-generated video also is likely to increase the combination of the sense impressions for a wider Appeal to the audience Aesthetic Concrete impressions and biases. 83.255.181.74 (talk) 14:23, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]