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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.