*** WARNING: FALLACY DETECTION SYSTEM *** 48 FALLACIES *** 15 CASE STUDIES *** 11 META-PRINCIPLES *** 17 DEFENSE STRATEGIES *** 3 CAUSAL DRIVERS *** PROTECT YOUR REASONING ***

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Logical Fallacy Detection System!!!

.:*:. An Expert System for Identifying Bad Reasoning .:*:.

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Welcome to FallacyAgent - your defense against manipulation and bad reasoning! This expert system helps you IDENTIFY and COUNTER logical fallacies in discourse. Works on politicians, pundits, and even your relatives! Best viewed with Netscape Navigator 4.0 at 800x600!

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~*~ AMAZING FEATURES ~*~

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48 Fallacies!

Aristotle's 13 + Extended Classical + Modern Observed!
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3 Causal Drivers!

Tragedy of the Commons, Incentive Mismatch, Diffusion of Responsibility!
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15 Case Studies!

Eligibility framing, climate framing, hearing traps, uncertainty exploitation and more.
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17 Defenses!

Strategies to COUNTER manipulation!

~*~ FALLACY CATEGORIES ~*~

Language-Dependent Language-Independent Appeal Structural Causal Probabilistic Rhetorical Modern Observed

~*~ META-PRINCIPLES ~*~

Incentive Blindness Bannon Doctrine Pre-Naming Principle Confession Shield Ideological Pipeline Audience Segmentation Transgression Performance Identity-Load Beliefs Protective Architecture Wanting to Believe Audience-of-One Performance

Naming crosswalk and citations

~*~ DETECT THESE PATTERNS ~*~

> "I'm not saying he's corrupt, but..." (Paralipsis)

> "Scientists predicted cooling in the 70s!" (Straw Man)

> "You can't name the exact day!" (Continuum Fallacy)

> "Flood the zone with [fallacies]" (Bannon Doctrine)

~*~ BY THE NUMBERS ~*~

48 Fallacies 15 Case Studies 11 Meta-Principles 17 Defense Strategies 3 Causal Drivers

Average fallacy density: 7.3 per case study!

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