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🃏 The Illustrated Fallacy & Bias Codex
Inspired by yourlogicalfallacyis.com. Tap any card to flip it and reveal the psychological anatomy.
Ad Hominem
Attacking an opponent's character, personality, or background rather than engaging with the substantive empirical merits of their argument.
If you strip away the personal insults, what actual empirical data or evidence remains in the claim?
False Dilemma
Artificially reducing a complex, multi-variable reality into only two extreme, mutually exclusive options while erasing all nuanced middle grounds.
What third, fourth, or compromise alternatives are being intentionally excluded by this ultimatum?
Appeal to Fear
Using terrifying, apocalyptic predictions to trigger an instinctual fight-or-flight response, forcing compliance without verification.
Does the underlying scientific consensus actually predict this catastrophic timeline, or is terror being used as persuasion?
Confirmation Bias
The subconscious tendency to eagerly accept and share information that confirms existing prejudices while aggressively rationalizing away contrary proof.
Would I scrutinize this claim more aggressively if it attacked a public figure I admire?
Weasel Words
Creating the illusion of widespread authoritative backing through anonymous, nebulous phrasing (*'experts warn', 'many people are saying'*).
Which specific university, medical institution, or published paper is actually named in the body text?
Artificial Urgency
Imposing artificial deadlines (*'Act now in 15 minutes or your account will be deleted'*) to short-circuit analytical reasoning.
Why is this platform demanding instant action rather than allowing me to navigate directly through their official app?
Strawman Argument
Misrepresenting an opponent's nuanced argument into an absurd, extreme caricature that is ridiculously easy to knock down.
Did the original advocates actually propose that extreme policy, or did the critic invent that scenario?
Bandwagon Effect
Arguing that a claim must be valid or high-quality simply because millions of people believe it or it has 10M views on TikTok.
Can millions of well-intentioned people be swayed by viral marketing or algorithmic momentum without empirical evidence?
Sunk Cost Bias
Refusing to abandon a discredited belief, investment, or political figure because of the enormous time, money, or reputation already invested in it.
If I was discovering this situation with fresh eyes today with zero prior investment, what decision would I make?
Halo Effect
Assuming that a person's charisma, athletic skill, or celebrity status in one domain gives them authoritative expertise on complex unrelated subjects.
What peer-reviewed biomedical qualifications does this entertainer or sports star hold in immunology?
Cherry Picking
Carefully selecting isolated data points or outliers that support a preferred narrative while deliberately hiding the overwhelming majority of contrary data.
Does this isolated anecdote represent the global 50-year aggregate trend, or is it a selective outlier?
Conspiracy Framing
Claiming that the total absence of verifiable evidence for a theory is actually definitive proof of a massive institutional cover-up.
Is this hypothesis constructed so that no amount of counter-evidence can ever disprove it in the author's eyes?
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