
This picture/statement is a Reductive Fallacy. While yes, all dogs and cats are animals, that does not mean that a dog is a bunny, or a dog is a cat. While, we all (hopefully) know that dogs and cats are different, this fallacy, is trying to say that all animals are the same, which they aren't... by genetics, and otherwise.
As well as being a Reductive Fallacy this is also a Bad Analogy. This statement is saying that all dogs are animals, all cats are animals, therefore, all cats can be bunnies, because they are the same. Anyone, can tell that this cat is a cat, in a bunny costume. While cute, it does not make the cat a bunny. It makes the cat a cat in a bunny costume.
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If all guns are bad then taking away the right to own a gun will make the world safer.
As we all know, all guns are bad. Clearly. The gun itself is the thing that kills people. Obviously. So, anyone who thinks otherwise would be stupid to think that its the owner of the gun that kills people. So the obvious choice is to take away the right of all people to own a gun. If we say it's illegal, no one would DARE break a law. Right? Because OBVIOUSLY it's the gun that kills.

I liked your choice of picture. It showed a clear misinterpretation of facts.
ReplyDeleteAlso, your own fallacy was well written, and relevant to issues today. I would have liked to see the exact fallacies you were using stated at the end.
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