Logical fallacy

Logical fallacy

An error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid

Staw man

Misrepresenting someone’s argument to make it easier to attack

Appeal to authority

Claiming something is true because an authority figure says it’s true

False dilemma

Presenting only 2 options when others exists “your either with us or against us”

Slippery slope

Arguing that a small first step will inevitably lead to an extreme of consequences

Post hoc ergo promoter hoc

Assuming that because event b followed event a event a caused event b

Appeal to emotion

Using emotional appeals instead of logical arguments

bandwagon fallacy

Arguing that something is true or good because it’s popular

Red herring

Introducing an irrelevant topic to avert attention from original issue

Circular reasoning

Argument where the conclusion is included in the premise

Hasty generalization

Drawing a conclusion based on insufficient or unrepresentative evidence

False analogy

Occurs when two things are connected in a way that’s misleading or not logically sound