User:Mark Renier/Fallacy tag

Fallacy Tags are transclusion templates that are used for the purpose of indicating to the reader that the tagged statements or conclusion exercises a known and documented fallacy.

Syntax

The syntax for this is

• {{fallacy|abbrev|icon=0|descrip=0|image=0}}

List of fallacies

where

• abbrev (sourced from List of fallacies):

Abbreviation	Name	Description	Latin	Icon
ATE	Appeal to emotion	Uses the manipulation of the recipient's emotions, rather than valid logic, to win an argument.
ATF	Appeal to fear	A specific type of appeal to emotion where an argument is made by increasing fear and prejudice towards the opposing side	Argumentum ad metum
ATI	Appeal to ignorance	"lack of evidence to the contrary"; Asserts that a proposition is true because it has not yet been proven false.	Argumentum ad ignorantiam
-	Appeal to prejudice	see Appeal to fear		-
ATP	Appeal to probability	Assumes that because something is likely to happen, it is inevitable that it will happen.
AFR	Argument from repetition	Signifies that it has been discussed extensively until nobody cares to discuss it anymore.	Argumentum ad nauseam
AFS	Argument from silence	The conclusion is based on the silence of opponent, failing to give proof, based on "lack of evidence".	Argumentum e silentio
IRC	Irrelevant conclusion	The logical fallacy of presenting an argument that may in itself be valid, but which proves or supports a different proposition than the one it is purporting to prove or support.	Ignoratio elenchi
MAT	Mathematical fallacy	A mistaken mathematical proof.
NIR	Nirvana fallacy	When a solution to a problem is rejected because it is not perfect.
AAH	Personal abuse	Attacking the arguer instead of addressing the argument.	Argumentum ad hominem
RAH	Playing the Nazi card	Comparing an opponent or their argument to Hitler or Nazism in an attempt to associate a position with one that is universally reviled.	Reductio ad Hitlerum
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Name

value	description
0	3-letter abbreviation displayed, hotlinked to article
1	English name displayed
2	Latin name displayed

Icon

value	description
0	no image
1	8x8 image, one ASCII character size
2	16x16 image, standardized, displaying standard message box displays, like information!, exclamation!, warning!, informational!, etc.
3	32x32 image, customized, best representing the thought or feeling of the fallacy, such as "slippery slope"
4	64x64 image, customized, best representing the thought or feeling of the fallacy, such as "slippery slope"

Abbreviation

value	description
0	No abbreviation displayed
1	Template used abbreviation displayed (8 chars or less)

Description

value	description
0	no description
1	One sentence description, less than 80 characters
2	One paragraph description, less than 250 characters

Image

value	description
0	No large image displayed
1	Large 640x480 customized image displayed

Demagogue

A demagogueis a political leader who appeals to the emotions, prejudices, and ignorance of the poorer and less-educated classes in order to gain power.

Examples

Here is an example of a statement that you might wish to flag as a fallacy:

• "If you continue to drink, you will die early as your father did."

This is the template format you should use:

• {{fallacy|abbrev|nameeng|icon|descrip|namelat|image}}

Example 1

• 'ATF'

Write the template like one of these:

• {{fallacy|ATF}}
• {{fallacy|ATF|0|0|0|0|0}} inserts 'ATF'

Example 2

• 'Appeal to fear'

Write the template like one of these:

• {{fallacy|ATF|1}}
• {{fallacy|ATF|1|0|0|0|0}}

Example 3

• 'Appeal to fear|[<icon_atf>'

Write the template like one of these:

• {{fallacy|ATF|1|1|0|0|0}}

Example 4

• 'Appeal to fear|[<icon_atf>||A specific type of appeal to emotion where an argument is made by increasing fear and prejudice towards the opposing side.'

Write the template like one of these:

• {{fallacy|ATF|1|1|1|0|0}}

Example 5

• 'Appeal to fear[<icon_atf>|A specific type of appeal to emotion where an argument is made by increasing fear and prejudice towards the opposing side.||argumentum ad metum'

Write the template like one of these:

• {{fallacy|ATF|1|1|1|1|0}}

Example 6

• 'Appeal to fear||A specific type of appeal to emotion where an argument is made by increasing fear and prejudice towards the opposing side.||argumentum ad metum'

Write the template like one of these:

• {{fallacy|ATF|1|1|1|1|1}}

Example 7

• 'Appeal to fear|[<hotlinked_icon_atf>'

Write the template like one of these:

• {{fallacy|ATF|1|1|0|0|0}}