Fallacies

logical fallacies

potential vulnerabilities or weaknesses in an argument

fallacies of relevance

result from using evidence that's irrelevant to the claim

red herring

when a speaker skips to a new and irrelevant topic in order to avoid topic of discussion

ad hominem fallacies

diversionary tactic of switching the argument from the issue at hand to the character of the other speaker

fallacies of accuracy

using evidence that is either intentionally or unintentionally inaccurate

straw man fallacy

when a speaker chooses a deliberately poor or oversimplified example in order to refute an opponent

either or / false dilemma

speaker presents two extreme options as the only possible choices

fallacies of insufficiency

evidence is insufficient to support a conclusion

circular reasoning fallacy

repeating the claim as a way to provide evidence resulting in no evidence