This is incorrect because for an argument to be valid it's premises have to be truthful. Fallacies are logical errors which make the premises untruthful and should therefore be avoided. There are various types of fallacies but most commonly they are divided into inductive and deductive fallacies.
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I think, after this election especially, voting is actually beginning to matter for more people. I think our population is (hopefully) beginning to realize that they <em>can </em>have an affect on who their leader is. A reason a powerful person may not necessarily want the average citizen to know this is because they want to stay in power. If we don't know we can make a difference, we can't hurt their power. A horrible way of thinking, but unfortunately the way many power-craving people behave.