Logical fallacy Memes

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When Math Doesn't Add Up To Marital Bliss

When Math Doesn't Add Up To Marital Bliss
Someone clearly misunderstood game theory! This meme shows John Nash (from A Beautiful Mind ) alongside a hilariously misapplied "payoff matrix" that tries to justify cheating. The irony? Real Nash Equilibrium is about finding stable strategies where no player benefits from changing only their own strategy - not rationalizing infidelity! In this matrix, the only person who always "wins" is the cheating husband (getting either "harem" or "open relationship"). Methinks someone failed both Game Theory 101 AND Marriage 101! 🧮💔

When Chemistry And Algebra Have A Toxic Relationship

When Chemistry And Algebra Have A Toxic Relationship
When chemistry meets algebra, hilarity ensues! Someone's desperately trying to prove that H-Cl equals zero through mathematical manipulation, starting with a legit chemical reaction (H₂ + Cl₂ → 2HCl) but then going completely off the rails with algebraic shenanigans. It's like watching someone use calculus to prove why they should get extra dessert! The final "H → Cl" conclusion is basically chemistry's version of "and therefore aliens exist." Chemistry professors everywhere are having simultaneous heart attacks!

The Magnetic Brain Challenge

The Magnetic Brain Challenge
The ultimate physics prank! Someone's wearing a helmet with a magnet dangling above it, complete with the classic red and blue poles. The troll face says it all - they're baiting people into the age-old "magnets attract your brain" pseudoscience. It's basically the scientific equivalent of asking someone to disprove that unicorns DON'T exist. Classic burden of proof fallacy wrapped in magnetic field nonsense. Scientific trolling at its finest!

I Got 0 Mil $ On Me (I'm Rich)

I Got 0 Mil $ On Me (I'm Rich)
Mathematical anarchy at its finest! Both proofs are trying to show that 1=0 through completely bogus operations. The left side commits the cardinal sin of subtracting infinity from itself (∞-∞), which is an indeterminate form that mathematicians avoid like expired cafeteria food. The right side falsely equates exponents with powers, treating 1¹=1⁰ as if mathematical properties are just suggestions. No wonder Thomas is having an existential crisis—these proofs would make any mathematician's brain short-circuit faster than a calculator dropped in a puddle. Pure mathematical blasphemy that would get you expelled from any respectable math department!

Pick One, Climate Deniers!

Pick One, Climate Deniers!
The classic climate denier paradox in action! These folks really be sweating bullets trying to decide which contradictory argument to use today. "It's too cold for global warming" or "It's supposed to be hot, duh!" 🤔 Fun fact: Weather is what happens today, climate is what happens over decades. It's like judging a whole Netflix series by watching 10 seconds of one episode. Climate science doesn't care about your confused button-pressing!

Correlation Doesn't Equal Causation: The Pyramid Edition

Correlation Doesn't Equal Causation: The Pyramid Edition
The classic correlation equals causation fallacy, but with ancient aliens flair! This meme brilliantly satirizes how some pseudoarchaeologists like Graham Hancock jump to wild conclusions based on superficial similarities. Sure, pyramids in Egypt and Mexico both have triangular sides (revolutionary concept, I know), and dolphins and sharks both swim in water with fins. By this logic, my coffee mug and the Grand Canyon are related because they both can hold liquid. Next up: birds and airplanes both fly, therefore airplanes must be descended from pterodactyls! Scientific method? Never heard of her.

The Diesel Debate: Rational Arguments vs. Engine Noises

The Diesel Debate: Rational Arguments vs. Engine Noises
This meme brilliantly skewers debate tactics with a climate science twist! The top stick figure presents a reasonable environmental concern about diesel generators. Meanwhile, the bottom "rational" figure responds with incoherent engine noises instead of an actual counterargument. What we're witnessing is a perfect example of a straw man fallacy in reverse. Instead of misrepresenting the opponent's position (the classic straw man), the bottom figure doesn't even bother forming a coherent argument—just diesel-worshipping gibberish. The irony of labeling this nonsensical response as coming from a "Rational Tie" is *chef's kiss*. Nothing says "winning a scientific debate" like making engine noises instead of citing peer-reviewed research!

Troll Math: Breaking Mathematics One Equation At A Time

Troll Math: Breaking Mathematics One Equation At A Time
This meme is mathematical chaos theory in action! It starts with a seemingly innocent reciprocal relationship (1/x = y, 1/y = x), then spirals into mathematical anarchy. The troll logic works by establishing that division by zero is undefined, then immediately breaks its own rule by treating "undefined" as a value you can divide by. Then it goes nuclear with infinity math, claiming that 1/(infinity - infinity) = 0. Mathematicians are currently throwing their chalk across lecture halls everywhere. It's like saying "this sentence is false" but with numbers. Pure mathematical trolling that would make your calculus professor need therapy.

The Cave-Dwelling Survivorship Bias

The Cave-Dwelling Survivorship Bias
The perfect illustration of survivorship bias! Just like how archaeologists find ancient remains in caves and conclude "cave dwellers everywhere!" – the meme shows a WWII bomber diagram with bullet holes (red dots) marked only where planes returned safely. The missing data? All the planes that got hit in the critical spots never made it back! It's the scientific equivalent of saying "I only die on days I don't drink coffee, therefore coffee makes me immortal!" *adjusts imaginary lab goggles* Classic logical fallacy wrapped in anthropological humor!