User:Mark Renier/Fallacy tag
Fallacy Tags are transclusion templates that are used for the purpose of indicating to the reader that the tagged statements or conclusion exercises a known and documented fallacy.
Syntax
[edit]The syntax for this is
{{fallacy|abbrev|icon=0|descrip=0|image=0}}
List of fallacies
[edit]where
- abbrev (sourced from List of fallacies):
| Abbreviation | Name | Description | Latin | Icon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATE | Appeal to emotion | Uses the manipulation of the recipient's emotions, rather than valid logic, to win an argument. |  | |
| ATF | Appeal to fear | A specific type of appeal to emotion where an argument is made by increasing fear and prejudice towards the opposing side | Argumentum ad metum | |
| ATI | Appeal to ignorance | "lack of evidence to the contrary"; Asserts that a proposition is true because it has not yet been proven false. | Argumentum ad ignorantiam | |
| - | Appeal to prejudice | see Appeal to fear | - | |
| ATP | Appeal to probability | Assumes that because something is likely to happen, it is inevitable that it will happen. |  | |
| AFR | Argument from repetition | Signifies that it has been discussed extensively until nobody cares to discuss it anymore. | Argumentum ad nauseam | |
| AFS | Argument from silence | The conclusion is based on the silence of opponent, failing to give proof, based on "lack of evidence". | Argumentum e silentio | |
| IRC | Irrelevant conclusion | The logical fallacy of presenting an argument that may in itself be valid, but which proves or supports a different proposition than the one it is purporting to prove or support. | Ignoratio elenchi | |
| MAT | Mathematical fallacy | A mistaken mathematical proof. |  | |
| NIR | Nirvana fallacy | When a solution to a problem is rejected because it is not perfect. | | |
| AAH | Personal abuse | Attacking the arguer instead of addressing the argument. | Argumentum ad hominem | |
| RAH | Playing the Nazi card | Comparing an opponent or their argument to Hitler or Nazism in an attempt to associate a position with one that is universally reviled. | Reductio ad Hitlerum | |
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Name
[edit]| value | description |
|---|---|
| 0 | 3-letter abbreviation displayed, hotlinked to article |
| 1 | English name displayed |
| 2 | Latin name displayed |
Icon
[edit]| value | description |
|---|---|
| 0 | no image |
| 1 | 8x8 image, one ASCII character size |
| 2 | 16x16 image, standardized, displaying standard message box displays, like information!, exclamation!, warning!, informational!, etc. |
| 3 | 32x32 image, customized, best representing the thought or feeling of the fallacy, such as "slippery slope" |
| 4 | 64x64 image, customized, best representing the thought or feeling of the fallacy, such as "slippery slope" |
Abbreviation
[edit]| value | description |
|---|---|
| 0 | No abbreviation displayed |
| 1 | Template used abbreviation displayed (8 chars or less) |
Description
[edit]| value | description |
|---|---|
| 0 | no description |
| 1 | One sentence description, less than 80 characters |
| 2 | One paragraph description, less than 250 characters |
Image
[edit]| value | description |
|---|---|
| 0 | No large image displayed |
| 1 | Large 640x480 customized image displayed |
Demagogue
[edit]A demagogueis a political leader who appeals to the emotions, prejudices, and ignorance of the poorer and less-educated classes in order to gain power.
Examples
[edit]Here is an example of a statement that you might wish to flag as a fallacy:
- "If you continue to drink, you will die early as your father did."
This is the template format you should use:
{{fallacy|abbrev|nameeng|icon|descrip|namelat|image}}
Example 1
[edit]- 'ATF'
Write the template like one of these:
{{fallacy|ATF}}{{fallacy|ATF|0|0|0|0|0}}inserts 'ATF'
Example 2
[edit]Write the template like one of these:
{{fallacy|ATF|1}}{{fallacy|ATF|1|0|0|0|0}}
Example 3
[edit]- 'Appeal to fear|[<icon_atf>'
Write the template like one of these:
{{fallacy|ATF|1|1|0|0|0}}
Example 4
[edit]- 'Appeal to fear|[<icon_atf>||A specific type of appeal to emotion where an argument is made by increasing fear and prejudice towards the opposing side.'
Write the template like one of these:
{{fallacy|ATF|1|1|1|0|0}}
Example 5
[edit]- 'Appeal to fear[<icon_atf>|A specific type of appeal to emotion where an argument is made by increasing fear and prejudice towards the opposing side.||argumentum ad metum'
Write the template like one of these:
{{fallacy|ATF|1|1|1|1|0}}
Example 6
[edit]- 'Appeal to fear||A specific type of appeal to emotion where an argument is made by increasing fear and prejudice towards the opposing side.||argumentum ad metum'
Write the template like one of these:
{{fallacy|ATF|1|1|1|1|1}}
Example 7
[edit]- 'Appeal to fear|[<hotlinked_icon_atf>'
Write the template like one of these:
{{fallacy|ATF|1|1|0|0|0}}