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I agree, your example was simplistic but to the point and understandable. Logical fallacies do take time to understand but it just takes patience. The best way to understand what it means is to have a good definition along with examples and look them over more than once. When there are examples with the definition, it makes it easier to comprehend. There are many different types of logical fallacies to look at and many examples to interpret so you can understand it better.
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