personal incredulity
Texas sharpshooter
the fallacy, fallacy
base rate
conjunction
masked- man
ambiguity
no true scotsman
If by whiskey
burden of proof
the assumption that an outcome simultaneously satisfying multiple conditions is more probable than an outcome satisfying a single one of them.
making a probability judgment based on conditional probabilities, without taking into account the effect of prior probabilities.
presuming that because a claim has been poorly argued, or a fallacy has been made that is is necessarily wrong
saying that because one finds something difficult to understand that it's therefore not true.
cherry-picking data clusters to suit an argument, or finding a pattern to fit a presumption.
the substitution of identical designators in a true statement can lead to a false one.
supports both sides of an issue by using terms that are emotionally sensitive and ambiguous
using double meanings or ambiguities of language to mislead or misrepresent the truth.
making what could be called an appeal to purity as a way to dismiss relevant criticisms or flaws of an argument.
saying that the burden of proof lies not with the person making the claim, bit with someone else to disapprove.