There are a bunch of fallacies – simple little errors in logic.

One of my favorites is:  Post hoc ergo propter hoc.

It means: “After, therefore, because of.”

Basically, the logic (or non-logic) is:  What came first caused what came second, because what came first, happened first.

For example:

I tripped over a chair, and immediately – the lights in the house went out.  Therefore, tripping on a chair caused the lights in the house to go out.

My least favorite logical fallacy begins and ends like this:

“But think of the children!”  or  “Do it for the children!”

If that is the best anyone can do in an argument, stay away.

They have no clue what they are talking about.

“Because that’s how we have always done it.” is nearly as bad.

I love you.

— Dad