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Tuesday, May 07, 2024

Logical fallacies that Israel haters use, part 3


31. The "Draw Your Own Conclusion" Fallacy: "35,000 Gazans are dead. Whose fault is that?"

32. The Dunning-Kruger Effect:  "I read Mondoweiss, so therefore I know everything I need to know about Israel."

33. Noble Effort fallacy: "For decades, the US and EU invested countless hours into trying to achieve a two state solution and building up a Palestinian government. It is the only path to peace."

34. Either/Or fallacy: "If you do not boycott Israel you are a genocide supporter." "Either Israel gives citizenship to millions of Palestinians or it is an apartheid state."

35. Equivocation: "I am against Israeli occupation," but without saying that they consider all of Israel to be occupied territory.

36. Esoteric Knowledge: "How can you claim Khamenei's anti-nuclear weapons fatwa is not a binding legal ruling? You aren't a Muslim!"

37. Etymological Fallacy: "How can I be an antisemite? I'm an Arab Semite myself!"

38. Middle of the Road fallacy: "My articles/decisions as president of the university get complaints from both Zionists and anti-Zionists so they must be fair and correct."

39. The Excluded Middle fallacy: "I read that Israel tortures terrorists in prison, therefore they should all be released."

40. The  False Analogy: "Israel censors some news articles, just like Nazi Germany did!"

41. The Free Speech Fallacy: "I'm allowed to threaten the lives of artists who perform in Israel; it's free speech."

42. The Free Speech Fallacy counterpoint: "Zionists are not welcome to speak on campus/to enter our encampment because they make Palestinians/me feel uncomfortable." 

43. The Fundamental Attribution Error: "We cannot believe anything the IDF spokesperson says because Zionists/Jews are liars."

44. Gaslighting: "Jews on campus aren't being attacked. They always exaggerate the slightest events." "All the protests are non-violent." 

45. Guilt by Association: The entire David Miller body of "research," energetically defended by many academics.






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