Fallacy

Fallacious arguments sound like they should be right, but are actually based on faulty reasoning (1). They are very common and there exists a large number of different fallacies.

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Fallacious arguments are not inherently deceptive and can be used unintentionally. In fact, most of us might use them unknowingly. 

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However, according to recent research into the identification of misinformation triggers on social media, the use of certain fallacious strategies is a good indicator to flag online misinformation (2).