Notable Logical Fallacies

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Slippery Slope

Assuming the first step of thinking will lead to subsequent steps of thinking that cannot be prevented

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Red Herring

Introducing an irrelevant issue or topic to divert attention from the subject under discussion

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Ad Hominem

Making personal attacks about the person you are arguing with to try to debunk their argument rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute

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Poisoning the Well

Committing Ad Hominem before an argument has even begun, making light of someone's reputation before they even make their claim

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False Dilemma

Oversimplifying an issue by remarking there are only 2 sides to an issue when there are many, forcing someone to pick a side when the issue has many sides

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Appeal to Common Belief

If everyone believes it, it must be true

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Strawman

Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack

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Begging the Question

Also known as circular reasoning, this occurs when one makes a claim based on evidence that requires one to already accept that the claim is true.

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Hasty Generalization

Jumping to conclusions based on insufficient evidence

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Moving the Goalposts

Changing the conclusion after the premises have been made which were pointing to a different conclusion before they were made