Example: It is okay if I smoke cigarettes. Everyone else does and they are fine. I've known people who have smoked for years and they are very healthy individuals.
Fallacy Explanation: Smoking is statistically unhealthy. The website for the Center for Disease and Control states that over 443,000 Americans (over 18 percent of all deaths) die because of smoking each year. Secondhand smoke kills about 50,000 of them.
2. Name Calling
Example: The 43rd president of the United States, George Walker Bush, is an ignorant redneck from Texas.
Fallacy Explanation: George W. Bush has a lot of education under his belt and is known for being the "education president" for promoting learning. According to Wikipedia, Bush attended Yale University from 1964-1968 and received a degree in History. Later, in 1975 he earned his Masters of Business Administration from Harvard. He is currently the only president who has earned an MBA.
3. Polarization
Example: Politicians are all dishonest liars.
Fallacy Explanation: It is unfair to group politicians together and define them all as having untruthful personalities. There are several politicians whose agendas are to fight hard for the citizens and offer feasible solutions to pressing issues. Let us not forget Honest Abe!
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