AP Lang Fallacies/Syllogisms

Fallacy of Half Truth

All information is true, but some is left out

Fallacy of Non Sequiter

Conclusion with no connection to the argument

Fallacy of Faulty Generalization

Making a conclusion based on insufficient or unrepresentative evidence

Fallacy of Post-Hoc

Assigning a false cause to an effect, ignoring any other possible causes

Fallacy of Slippery Slope

Assuming that a relatively small first step will inevitably lead to a chain of related events resulting in a significant impact.

Fallacy of Faulty Analogy

Drawing a comparison between two things ignoring the bigger disimilarities

Fallacy of Circular Reasoning

Using a conclusion as a premise, making the argument go in circles without providing actual evidence.

Fallacy of Ad-Homenim

Attacking the person making the argument rather than addressing the argument itself.

Fallacy of Ad-Populum

Going along with something simply because others are

Fallacy of Red Herring

Introducing irrelevant information to distract from the main issue in an argument.

Fallacy of the Complex Question

Presenting a question in a way that no matter how the person answers they are incriminated

Fallacy of the Strawman

Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack.

Equivocation

Creating a 4th term in a syllogism

Undistributed Middle Term

The middle term for a syllogism is required to be distributed at least once

Illicit Process

In syllogisms, all terms that are distributed in the conclusion must be distributed in the premise

Extistential Fallacy

A syllogism can’t have two particulars as the premise

Fallacy of Conclusion from two negative premises

A syllogism cannot have both premises be negatives

Affirmative Conclusion

If a syllogism has one negative premises, it must lead to a negative conclusion.

Modus Poneus

Affirming the Antecedent

Modes Tullens

Rejecting the Consequent