(quote from RealReality.org/Real_Faith_and_Reason_Vol_3_-_Scientia.pdf)

Even though hundreds of fallacies exist, we can group all fallacies into one of two categories, and these two work together. We could call the first category of fallacies “making up stuff.” We could call the second category of fallacies “creating a smokescreen.” First, persuaders make up stuff. Second, they use smokescreen fallacies to give the illusion made-up stuff is real. Smokescreen fallacies make made-up stuff seem real.

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