Golden Hammer Fallacy

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Contents 1 Synonyms 2 Explanation 3 Category 4 Subfallacies 5 External Links 6 Examples in creationist arguments

Synonyms

• Exclusivity
• Persimplex responsum fallacy
• Very Simple Answer

Explanation

"If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail to you." You commit this fallacy if you propose the same type of solution to every problem you encounter. Snake-oil salesmen and their cure-alls are one example. Creationists tend to use God as an explain-all solution.

Category

• Suppressed Evidence

Subfallacies

• Psychologist's Fallacy

External Links

• The Free Dictionary [1]
• The Autonomist [2]
• Objectivism [3]

Examples in creationist arguments

See also the examples in the subfallacies.