Logical Fallacies

Everyone everywhere owns and uses a smartphone.

• OVERGENERALIZATION

• PERSONAL ATTACK

• REPETITION

• ANECDOTE

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 You’d have to live in a cave not to take part in and appreciate this form of communication. But those critics really do live in caves.

• OVERGENERALIZATION

• REPETITION

• STEREOTYPE

• DIRECT ADDRESS

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They certainly have no friends.

• OVERGENERALIZATION

• PERSONAL ATTACK

• REPETITION

• LOADED LANGUAGE

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 People (Critics) who say otherwise are like cavemen. They’re probably people who’ve never taken selfies, so they probably don’t have any self-confidence whatsoever.

• OVERGENERALIZATION

• PERSONAL ATTACK

• STEREOTYPE

• DIRECT ADDRESS

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So don’t assume that you’re a narcissist; don’t assume that it’s all about you.

• STEREOTYPE

• ANALOGY

• DIRECT ADDRESS

• ANECDOTE

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From ancient Egypt to the early Greeks to famous painters such as Rembrandt and Van Gogh, people have expressed themselves artistically through self-portraits.

• REPETITION

• STEREOTYPE

• DIRECT ADDRESS

• ANECDOTE

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 Just like trying on different clothes to find what works best for our personalities, taking selfies is an excellent way to test how we look and feel in certain outfits, poses, and places. Our own reactions to these pictures, along with the reactions of friends and strangers, help us figure out what works for us as unique individuals.

• REPETITION

  
  

• STEREOTYPE

• ANALOGY

• DIRECT ADDRESS

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