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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.

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

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).