I am making a master list of instances when these logical fallacies are used in church culture, doctrine, manuals, or talks. i started a few, feel free to contribute. Quotes from conference have the most value in my mind so members can't wiggle out of it by saying he was speaking as a man.

You can freshen up on what each of these mean with this bad-ass poster that should be hung in every public school classroom on earth: http://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/poster


Staw Man -- Elder Nelson's refuting a false description of how evolution works

Slippery Slope -- Masturbation leads to full-blown homosexuality. ~ Spencer W Kimball

Special pleading

The Gambler's Fallacy

Black or White -- pretty much every talk ever, lol

False Cause

Ad Hominem

Loaded Question

Bandwagon

Begging the Question

Circular Reasoning

Appeal to Authority -- “My boy, you always keep your eye on the President of the Church, and if he tells you to do something wrong, and you do it, the Lord will bless you for it.” ~ Heber J Grant

Appeal to Nature

Anecdotal evidence

Appeal to Emotion

Tu Quoque

Burden of Proof

No True Scotsman

The Texas sharpshooter

The Fallacy Fallacy

Personal Incredulity

Ambiguity

Genetic

Middle Ground