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Each of these fallacies is characterized by the illegitimate use of a logical operator in order to distract the reader from the apparent falsity of a certain proposition. The following fallacies are fallacies of distraction:
False Dilemma
(misuse of the "or" operator)
Argument From Ignorance
(misuse of the "not" operator)
Slippery Slope
(misuse of the "if-then" operator)
Complex Question
(misuse of the "and" operator)
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