# The Atoz Game (Part 2)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097 "2022-08-04T15:42:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 209

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4162 "2024-01-03T20:37:04Z")

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**Fallacy, delusion, and intellectual dishonesty**

_Ad hominem_  
Begging the Question  
Causation fallacy  
Deck stacking  
Ecological fallacy  
Fraud  
Gaslighting  
Hasty generalization  
If-by-whiskey  
“Just joking”  
Knavery  
Lying  
Makin’ shit up  
Not being altogether, you know, honest  
Obfuscation

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4163 "2024-01-03T22:44:34Z")

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**Fallacy, delusion, and intellectual dishonesty**

_Ad hominem_  
Begging the Question  
Causation fallacy  
Deck stacking  
Ecological fallacy  
Fraud  
Gaslighting  
Hasty generalization  
If-by-whiskey  
“Just joking”  
Knavery  
Lying  
Makin’ shit up  
Not being altogether, you know, honest  
Obfuscation  
Proof by assertion

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**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4164 "2024-01-03T23:32:44Z")

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**Fallacy, delusion, and intellectual dishonesty**

_Ad hominem_  
Begging the Question  
Causation fallacy  
Deck stacking  
Ecological fallacy  
Fraud  
Gaslighting  
Hasty generalization  
If-by-whiskey  
“Just joking”  
Knavery  
Lying  
Makin’ shit up  
Not being altogether, you know, honest  
Obfuscation  
Proof by assertion  
Quantification fallacy

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4165 "2024-01-04T00:45:34Z")

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**Fallacy, delusion, and intellectual dishonesty**

_Ad hominem_  
Begging the Question  
Causation fallacy  
Deck stacking  
Ecological fallacy  
Fraud  
Gaslighting  
Hasty generalization  
If-by-whiskey  
“Just joking”  
Knavery  
Lying  
Makin’ shit up  
Not being altogether, you know, honest  
Obfuscation  
Proof by assertion  
Quantification fallacy  
Reification

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4166 "2024-01-04T01:27:45Z")

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**Fallacy, delusion, and intellectual dishonesty**

_Ad hominem_  
Begging the Question  
Causation fallacy  
Deck stacking  
Ecological fallacy  
Fraud  
Gaslighting  
Hasty generalization  
If-by-whiskey  
“Just joking”  
Knavery  
Lying  
Makin’ shit up  
Not being altogether, you know, honest  
Obfuscation  
Proof by assertion  
Quantification fallacy  
Reification  
Straw man

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4167 "2024-01-04T13:49:40Z")

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**Fallacy, delusion, and intellectual dishonesty**

_Ad hominem_  
Begging the Question  
Causation fallacy  
Deck stacking  
Ecological fallacy  
Fraud  
Gaslighting  
Hasty generalization  
If-by-whiskey  
“Just joking”  
Knavery  
Lying  
Makin’ shit up  
Not being altogether, you know, honest  
Obfuscation  
Proof by assertion  
Quantification fallacy  
Reification  
Straw man  
Telling lies

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4168 "2024-01-04T14:09:53Z")

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**Fallacy, delusion, and intellectual dishonesty**

_Ad hominem_  
Begging the Question  
Causation fallacy  
Deck stacking  
Ecological fallacy  
Fraud  
Gaslighting  
Hasty generalization  
If-by-whiskey  
“Just joking”  
Knavery  
Lying  
Makin’ shit up  
Not being altogether, you know, honest  
Obfuscation  
Proof by assertion  
Quantification fallacy  
Reification  
Straw man  
Telling lies  
Unrealistic expectations

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4169 "2024-01-04T15:29:53Z")

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**Fallacy, delusion, and intellectual dishonesty**

_Ad hominem_  
Begging the Question  
Causation fallacy  
Deck stacking  
Ecological fallacy  
Fraud  
Gaslighting  
Hasty generalization  
If-by-whiskey  
“Just joking”  
Knavery  
Lying  
Makin’ shit up  
Not being altogether, you know, honest  
Obfuscation  
Proof by assertion  
Quantification fallacy  
Reification  
Straw man  
Telling lies  
Unrealistic expectations  
Victim card, playing the

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4170 "2024-01-04T15:30:36Z")

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**Fallacy, delusion, and intellectual dishonesty**

_Ad hominem_  
Begging the Question  
Causation fallacy  
Deck stacking  
Ecological fallacy  
Fraud  
Gaslighting  
Hasty generalization  
If-by-whiskey  
“Just joking”  
Knavery  
Lying  
Makin’ shit up  
Not being altogether, you know, honest  
Obfuscation  
Proof by assertion  
Quantification fallacy  
Reification  
Straw man  
Telling lies  
Unrealistic expectations  
Victim card, playing the  
Wishful thinking

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4171 "2024-01-14T21:56:46Z")

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**Fallacy, delusion, and intellectual dishonesty**

_Ad hominem_  
Begging the Question  
Causation fallacy  
Deck stacking  
Ecological fallacy  
Fraud  
Gaslighting  
Hasty generalization  
If-by-whiskey  
“Just joking”  
Knavery  
Lying  
Makin’ shit up  
Not being altogether, you know, honest  
Obfuscation  
Proof by assertion  
Quantification fallacy  
Reification  
Straw man  
Telling lies  
Unrealistic expectations  
Victim card, playing the  
Wishful thinking  
Xenophobic circular reasoning

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**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4172 "2024-01-15T00:12:55Z")

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**Fallacy, delusion, and intellectual dishonesty**

_Ad hominem_  
Begging the Question  
Causation fallacy  
Deck stacking  
Ecological fallacy  
Fraud  
Gaslighting  
Hasty generalization  
If-by-whiskey  
“Just joking”  
Knavery  
Lying  
Makin’ shit up  
Not being altogether, you know, honest  
Obfuscation  
Proof by assertion  
Quantification fallacy  
Reification  
Straw man  
Telling lies  
Unrealistic expectations  
Victim card, playing the  
Wishful thinking  
Xenophobic circular reasoning  
Yellow journalism

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**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4173 "2024-01-15T08:38:30Z")

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**Fallacy, delusion, and intellectual dishonesty**

_Ad hominem_  
Begging the Question  
Causation fallacy  
Deck stacking  
Ecological fallacy  
Fraud  
Gaslighting  
Hasty generalization  
If-by-whiskey  
“Just joking”  
Knavery  
Lying  
Makin’ shit up  
Not being altogether, you know, honest  
Obfuscation  
Proof by assertion  
Quantification fallacy  
Reification  
Straw man  
Telling lies  
Unrealistic expectations  
Victim card, playing the  
Wishful thinking  
Xenophobic circular reasoning  
Yellow journalism  
Zooming in on the negative

**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4174 "2024-01-15T14:29:20Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4175 "2024-01-15T14:53:14Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4176 "2024-01-15T15:00:22Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo

I practically _had_ to post that.

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4177 "2024-01-15T16:24:12Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4178 "2024-01-15T18:36:34Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat  
Finsch’s duck

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**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4179 "2024-01-15T19:03:21Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat  
Finsch’s duck  
Great Auk

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4180 "2024-01-16T04:44:56Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat  
Finsch’s duck  
Great Auk  
Huia Bird

> **[Huia Bird Facts, Habitat, Pictures and Diet](https://www.extinctanimals.org/huia-bird.htm)**
>
> Huia bird was the largest New Zealand wattlebird species endemic to the Northern Island of the country. This species went extinct in the early 20th century. Conservation efforts to save this species started in the 1890s, but they were not properly...

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/4181 "2024-01-16T13:53:01Z")

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**Extinct Animals**

Allosaurus  
Bonin wood pigeon  
Carolina parakeet  
Dodo  
Emperor rat  
Finsch’s duck  
Great Auk  
Huia Bird  
Irish Elk

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