Logical Fallacies
Fallacy Directory
A comprehensive database of logical fallacies with examples from religious debates.
Logic
1 fallacies
Definition
Using the conclusion as a premise; assuming what you're trying to prove.
Example
""The law is the law because it's written in the law books.""
Religious Example
""The Bible is true because it's the word of God, and we know it's God's word because the Bible says so.""
How to Respond
""You're assuming the very thing you're trying to prove. We need independent evidence.""
1 fallacies
Definition
Asking a question with an unestablished presupposition.
Example
"**"Have you stopped cheating on tests?"**"
Religious Example
"**"Why do you hate God?"**"
How to Respond
"**"I reject the premise. I don't hate what I don't believe in."**"