Fallacies of Relevance

Fallacies of Relevance

using evidence that is actually not related to the claim
1. red herrings
2. ad hominem
3. faulty analogy
4. appeal to false authority

red herrings

introducing new and unrelated topic instead of argument topic

ad hominem

attacking character of speaker instead of addressing topic
"against the man"

faulty analogy (false analogy)

drawing a comparison between two things that is not actually logically relevant

appeal to false authority

using someone as "expert" who is not actually an expert