JPEG fallacy

A logical fallacy where one reductively presents an idea or object in terms of it's basic fundamental parts, missing the point of it, often to make an argument seem more simple or valid than it would be with the added context, similarly to how detail is lost with the compression of a JPEG.

Person A: (raging at a game)
Person B: "Why're you getting so mad? It's just pixels on a screen, bro." (An example of the JPEG fallacy, because sure, it is "pixels on a screen", in the most basic sense, but it's grossly reduced.)

by Well, there is not a man here. July 15, 2025

hello kitty fallacy

when someone thinks that dating hello kitty girls will eventually work so they keep trying

Dude 1: man i just got broken up with again time to find another hello kitty girl ig
Dude 2: bro youre never gonna find the one by dating hello kitty girls thats a hello kitty fallacy

by crustier August 4, 2023

Maxwell Fallacy

An over reliance on ai and using ai erroneously. Using leading prompts into large language models that generate a desired response and using that response as proof. The worst kind of fallacy there is. Also posting screen shots of this fallacy is double bad.

“That’s a classic Maxwell Fallacy thinking you are right after you finally got ChatPT to agree with you after asking it enough questions! None of us humans are falling for your straw man arguments though.”

by Limousine Liberal April 4, 2025

Bullshit Fallacy

When someone calls just calls arguments fallacies when the reasoning is actually sound.

When you called my argument a fallacy, you were actually committing the Bullshit Fallacy. Please,either make an argument or shut the fuck up.

by Mr. Walters January 23, 2025

questionable cause fallacy

Also known as non causa pro causa (non cause for cause/not a cause for a cause) or false cause fallacy

A logical fallacy in which a cause is wrongly defined

Here's the exhaustive list of Questionable Cause Fallacy:
1. Post ergo propter hoc
2. Correlation means causation
3. Texas Sharpshooter
4. Circular cause and consequence
5. Singular cause fallacy
6. Regression fallacy
7. Jumping into conclusions
8. Association fallacy (guilt/honor by association, such as reductio ad Hitlerum/Godwin's Law, reductio ad Stalinum/red-tag/red-bait) {Association Fallacy is an illegitimate child between ad hominem and questionable cause fallacy/false cause fallacy/non causa pro causa}

by Sir. B November 4, 2021

Bill Clinton Fallacy

A bill clinton fallacy is whenever you lie about a important subject within a debate, mainly theologically.

"Muhammad is a true prophet!" Hey that is a bill clinton fallacy.

by i9u8y7t6f7tugvbhk February 24, 2025

The 'Glass Mousepad' Fallacy

An informal fallacy in which you lambast or criticize someone for doing something unhealthy when you yourself do comparably unhealthy habits or actions. Essentially, it is hypocrisy specifically in the form of habit.

"Hey Conner, it's ridiculous how you spend hundreds of dollars on glass mousepads. That is such a waste of money, for shame!"
"How utterly preposterous of you to propose, Anthony; In actuality, you are committing the 'glass mousepad' fallacy. Why is it bad when I have unhealthy spending habits when you spend hundreds of dollars on Touhou merchandise? Why don't you practice what you preach!?"

by jacqueley December 11, 2025