Logical Fallacies

Hasty Generation

An inference drawn from insufficient evidence

Faulty Casality

Incorrect assumption that one event caused another event

Either/Or

Unfair oversimplification of an issue by providing only two options as a possible solution

Slippery Slope

Exaggeration of the likely consequences of an action, designed to show a misstep

Band Wagon

Arguments urging you to follow the same path that everyone else is following

Sentimental appeal

Playing on emotions to distract from the facts

Scare tactics

Using fear to sway people by exaggerating the possible dangerous

Appeal to false authority

Presenting an u qualified person or intuition as a credible source of credible information

AD Hominem

When you attack a person’s character instead of the qualities of their ideas

Strawman

Misrepresenting or twisting someone’s argument so it’s easier to break down