Logical Fallacys

Ad Hominem 

Undermine’s opponent’s argument through personal attacks 

Anecdotal evidence

Personal experience or isolated example instead of a sound argument

Appeal to emotion

Claim based on sympathy or empathy instead of logic

Appeal to authority 

Something is true based on assumed authority 

Appeal to the masses

True because a lot of people believe it’s true

False cause

Correlation is not causation

False choice

Oversimplifies into two choices

False equivalence 

Two or more things are the same event though they are different 

Red herring

Distracts from main issues by diverting from the topic

Single cause

Oversimplifies something into one simple cause

Slippery slope

Action will lead to chain of events