Fallacy icon - Anecdote

Name Description Example
Anecdote Using personal experience or isolated examples instead of sound arguments or compelling evidence. “The weather is cold today—whatever happened to global warming.”

Learn more about the fallacies in this graphics category in the blog post A history of FLICC: the 5 techniques of science denial

Related graphics

Cranky Cartoon (EN) - Cold Weather

Cranky Cartoon (EN) - Dark Night

Cranky Cartoon (EN) - Boiling Frogs

Myth Deconstruction - Cold (EN)

Other languages

German definition (Anekdote)

Cranky Cartoon (DE) - Kaltes Wetter

Cranky Cartoon (DE) - Dunkle Nacht

Cranky Cartoon (DE) - Frösche

Myth Deconstruction - Cold (DE)

Dutch definition (Anekdote)

Cranky Cartoon (NL) - Donkere Nacht

Cranky Cartoon (NL) - Koud Weer

Cranky Cartoon (NL) - Kikkers


 


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