Lists of logical fallacies usually have many entries. Similarly for textbooks on the topic. That can create the misleading impression that there’s a great variety of fallacies out there. But in practice, a few simple ones dominate greatly. My hunch is that fallacies are heavy-tailed, just like
Frequent fallacies
Frequent fallacies
Frequent fallacies
Lists of logical fallacies usually have many entries. Similarly for textbooks on the topic. That can create the misleading impression that there’s a great variety of fallacies out there. But in practice, a few simple ones dominate greatly. My hunch is that fallacies are heavy-tailed, just like