Rhetorical Fallacies

Rhetorical fallacies

Flawed argumentation, either deliberate or accidental.

Ad hominem

Attacking character, rather than ideas.

Post hoc ergo propter hoc

Mistaking correlation for causation

Stacked evidence

Providing evidence for only one side of a debatable issue.

Bandwagon appeal

Suggesting something must be the case because many others believe it.

Slippery slope

Arguing that one thing will inevitably lead to another, resulting in a final outcome. Essentially, arguing that if A happens, Z will definitely happen.

Generalization / hasty generalization

Making an argument about a broad group or aspect from just a handful of examples. if based on initial experience, then it is 'hasty' - too quick.

False dilemma

Providing an 'either/or' choice, indicating that these are the only two possibilities.

Whataboutism

Diverting attention from a question to somebody or something else who might also be asked that same question.

Strawman argument

Oversimplifying or distorting an argument to attack that, rather than address the original, nuanced view