History Main / AssociationFallacy

* [[HitlerAteSugar Reductio ad Hitlerum]], when the association is specifically made to [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]].[[note]]And a missed opportinuty to be called Reductio Ad-olfus.[[/note]]

--> [[BurnTheWitch They burn witches.]]
--> They burn wood.
--> Therefore witches must be made of wood.
--> Wood floats.
--> Ducks float.
--> Therefore anything that weighs the same as a duck must be made of wood.
--> She weighs the same as a duck.
--> Therefore, she must also be made of wood, and therefore, a witch.

* ''Film/GoldThroughTheFire'': Basically the entire film just attempts to equate US secularist policy with the Soviet Union's open antireligious persecution, as a means of attacking them. It relies heavily on historical and legal errors doing so.

* Due to the Creator/SpikeTV's [[WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpyAdultPartyCartoon incarnation of]] ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' being made specifically for older viewers (hence the name '''''Adult''' Party Cartoon''), and due to the nature of a number of episodes of the original Nickelodeon series (which, for better or for worse, was intended to be a family show[[note]]The infamous "[[Recap/RenAndStimpy2x07SonOfStimpy Son of Stimpy]]" episode notwithstanding.[[/note]]), this has caused some people (and websites, including Website/TheOtherWiki) to refer to the entirety of the franchise (such as it is) as being "adult" animation, which unfortunately was partially brought on by both the show, and Viacom (and by extension, [[Creator/JohnKricfalusi the original creator]]) themselves due to reruns of the original show also being shown on Spike TV. Because of this, Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} (who has been planning a number of reboots of older Nicktoons) has officially declared the original show to be ExiledFromContinuity, although [=NickRewind=] still shows reruns of the original show, and the DVD release of the original show from Paramount continues to be available.

** Of course, in this instance they were ''[[TheCuckoolanderWasRight completely right]]''.

** The episode "Prick up your Ears" is about Lois teaching a sex-ed class, only to be fired by the board for teaching safe sex rather than abstinence. She is replaced by a motivational speaker named Jerry Kirkwood who proceeds to use numerous fallacies to scare the students into not having sex ''ever''. It becomes clear he is a [[TheFundamentalist religious fundamentalist]] who attempts to use ridiculous statements in lieu of any actual research or argument.
-->'''JERRY''': Sure, sex is fun... but you can't have it before you're married ''even'' if you use a condom, because [[BlatantLies not only do condoms fail one-hundred-percent of the time, they're also majorly unsafe.]] Hey, you wouldn't put a plastic bag over your grandmother's head would you?
-->''the scene switches to a shocked audience''
-->'''STUDENT''': No...

--> "Kerosene is fuel, Brian. Red Bull is fuel. Kerosene is Red Bull."

* Due to the Creator/SpikeTV's [[WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpyAdultPartyCartoon incarnation of]] ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' being made specifically for older viewers (hence the name '''''Adult''' Party Cartoon''), and due to the nature of a number of episodes of the original Nickelodeon series (which, for better or for worse, was intended to be a family show[[note]]The infamous "[[Recap/RenAndStimpy2x07SonOfStimpy Son of Stimpy]]" episode notwithstanding.[[/note]]), this has caused some people (and websites, including Wiki/TheOtherWiki) to refer to the entirety of the franchise (such as it is) as being "adult" animation, which unfortunately was partially brought on by both the show, and Viacom (and by extension, [[Creator/JohnKricfalusi the original creator]]) themselves due to reruns of the original show also being shown on Spike TV. Because of this, Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} (who has been planning a number of reboots of older Nicktoons) has officially declared the original show to be ExiledFromContinuity, although [=NickRewind=] still shows reruns of the original show, and the DVD release of the original show from Paramount continues to be available.

* The ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Prick up your Ears" is about Lois teaching a sex-ed class, only to be fired by the board for teaching safe sex rather than abstinence. She is replaced by a motivational speaker named Jerry Kirkwood who proceeds to use numerous fallacies to scare the students into not having sex ''ever''. It becomes clear he is a [[TheFundamentalist religious fundamentalist]] who attempts to use ridiculous statements in lieu of any actual research or argument.

* This same logic is behind inexpensive knives that tout "surgical steel" as a selling point. You're supposed to assume it's high-quality metal because it's the same kind in a surgeon's scalpel, never mind that modern scalpel blades are '''A:''' designed for the very light-duty job of making incisions in soft tissue, and '''B:''' ''disposable''. No knife meant for any kind of serious use is crafted from such cheap, brittle steel.

* Russia Iran Disco Suck, when two things are supposedly related because the same person dislikes both. Also called [[https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Jonanism Jonanism]].

* When a member of a group is presented as an example of a common feature at work, rather than proof in itself that there is a common feature. For instance, it is valid to use the 9/11 attacks as examples of how radical Muslims can be evil. They are not, on the other hand, examples of how all Muslims are evil. ''Capisce?'' The same also applies in regards to the frequent claim that because Marxists were atheists, this shows atheism is evil. Again, all it proves is that atheists with totalitarian ideologies are evil.

** This is also often done with Hitler; adding insult to injury, Hitler also often gets used for the reverse.[[note]]It's unclear what exactly Hitler's religious views were. He was RaisedCatholic, though what his public statements favoring Catholicism meant versus private ones disparaging it (and Christianity) mean is hard to say. At the very least we can say he wasn't an atheist, often invoking God in his speeches, private statements and writings (the regime persecuted atheists, along with religious dissidents). Whether or not he was Christian in later life (and if so, how orthodox) is an open question, particularly since sources close to him at that time like Martin Bormann, a notoriously militant anti-Christian, are not particularly reliable.[[/note]] Also see HitlerAteSugar.

'''Gendry:''' [[WhatAnIdiot Because I sold armor!]][[note]]TruthInTelevision: Some forms of armor, especially [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_plates coat of plates]] styles, were actually fairly cheap.[[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicII'' takes place shortly after the Jedi CivilWar and subsequent First Jedi Purge, and the galactic population is [[FantasticRacism pretty much sick]] of the ForeverWar between Jedi and Sith. The average citizen doesn't even bother to make distinctions between the two anymore to the point that "Jedi" is used as a [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual catch-all term for Force users in general]][[note]]which isn't actually that inaccurate, as both descend from the ancient Je'daii Order and therefore all Sith are Dark Jedi (but not all Dark Jedi are Sith)[[/note]]. The PlayerCharacter can try to argue the point, but as your BoomerangBigot companion Atton says; "The Jedi... the Sith... you don't get it, do you? To the galaxy, they're the same thing; just men and women with too much power, squabbling over religion, while the rest of us burn."

'''Hot Pie:''' [[AnecdotalFallacy I saw a man killing another]] at a tavern in Flea's Bottom. Stabbed him right in the neck.\\

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