Engilsh Conspiracy theory Herrera
Argument from Ignorance
The fallacy that since we don't know (or can never know, or cannot prove) whether a claim is true or false, it must be false (or that it must be true)
anomie
a social condition in which there is a disintegration or disappearance of the norms and values that were previosly common to the society
red herring
an irrelevant distraction attempting to mislead an audience by bringing up an unrelated but usually emotionally loaded issue
slippery slope
the common fallacy that one thing inevitably leads to another
equivocation
the fallacy of deliberately failing to define one's terms, or deliberately using words in a different sense than the one the sudience will inderstand
false analogy
the fallacy of incorrecty comparing one thing to another in order to draw a false conlusion
corfirmation bias
the tendency to interpret new evidence as validation of one's existing beliefs or theories
Social
when causal explanations satiafy the desire to belong and maintain a poaitive image of the self and the in-group
epistemic
when causal explanations satisfy curiosity when information is unavailable as well as reduce uncertainty and bewilderment when available information is conflicting therefore defending existing beliefs from disconfirmation
existential
when causal explanations serve the need for people to feel safe and secure in their environment and to exect contorl over the environment as autonomous individuals and as members of collectives