Fallacies of Distraction
Each of these fallacies is characterized by the illegitimate use of a logical operator in order to distract the reader from the apparent falsity of a certain proposition.
The following fallacies are fallacies of distraction:
[False Dilemma] (misuse of the "or" operator) [Argument From Ignorance] (misuse of the "not" operator) [Slippery Slope] (misuse of the "if-then" operator) [Complex Question] (misuse of the "and" operator)
17 August 1996