Use of Fallacious Arguments

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Arguing with false chain of causality, otherwise known as the fallacy of if then, then this must occur, or post hoc, ergo propter hoc in Latin. The speaker argues that money spent is directly correlated to student performance and parental caring about school, as if parents that sent students to private, expensive schools cared more about their children's educations, and as if salary and effort were directly correlated in education.
If Rush Limbaugh could be elected President, then we could rebuild this country. But the liberals would never allow him to be elected, so we will inevitably continue to spiral into social decay.
Straw man-by setting up a false enemy, such as 'the liberals,' no argument is made about how Limbaugh could ameliorate the country's problems, or even how liberals are currently preventing the conservative radio talk show host's incipient election.

Fallacies used

APPEAL TO IGNORANCE
APPEAL TO AUTHORITY
AFFIRMING THE ...

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