logical fallacy

Loaded question

A question that contains an unfair assumption to trap the reader into making an admission or expression a viewpoint that supports the questions ideas

Hasty generalization

Coming to a conclusion without substantial evidence or using prejudiced evidence

No true scotsman

Defending your claim by denying any counterarguments given and after given the counterarguments redefining your claim

Post hocergo propterhoc

A conclusion that says if A occured after B then B must have caused A

Tu quoque

To invalidate a persons statement or argument by calling out their previous actions or statements

Genetic fallacy

When a claim is judged and debunked without the reasoning behind it being analyzed. Includes checking if the claim is true/false, its origin, and who said it

The texas sharp shooter

Ignores differences in information and claims they have correlation when they dont have any relation to prove a point, only chooses evidence that supports their argument

Slippery slope

Arguing that one small step will lead to a chain of related (often negative) events

Begging the claim

Occurs in arguments where the premise assumes the truth of the conclusion it is trying to prove creating a form of circular reasoning

Ad populum/bandwagon

An appeal that is persuasive technique that urges you to believe because “everyone else is doing it” as its perceived as popular

Circular argument

Using the claim to prove itself by restating the claim with no evidence

Red herring

When the speaker avoids the key issue or topic of discussion and skips to a new topic to avoid opposing arguments

Either or

A conclusion that oversimplifies the argument by narrowing it down to only two sides

Strawman

One person fabricating an argument to benefit their side of the argument

Ad hominem

An attack on the speakers personality rather than the argument that is occurring at hand

Moral evidence

Compares minor misdeeds to horrific atrocious actions creating false comparisons between the two sides