crucible logical fallacies

Ad Hominem

Attacking character rather than argument

Anecdotal

Telling a story as evidence

Appeal to Authority

Trusting of someone/something because of endorsement

Appeal to Consequence

Believing/agreeing with something because of potential consequences if you don't

Appeal to Emotion

Envoking emotion so it clouds their judgement so they will agree with you

Appeal to Ignorance

Using lack of evidence as evidence

Appeal to Ridicule

Dismissing as absurd without explaining why because you believe the argument is ridiculous and therefore invalid

Argumentum Ad Nauseam

Repeating an argument until it isn't disputed anymore

Bandwagon

society is for it, so individuals should be too

Circular Reasoning

Restate a point without proof

Complex Question

Asking a question that subliminally gives the answer

False Cause

someone incorrectly assumes a cause-and-effect relationship between two events, often because they occur together or in sequence (after this, therefore because of this)

False Dichotomy

setting up argument so there is no compromise - only 2 options

Slippery Slope (False Syllogism)

Arguing a negative chain reaction with little evidence

Guilt by association

Guilty because you associate with that person, organization, or idea

Hasty Generalization

Presuming something based on insufficient evidence

Incriminating Indifference

Acting against what society expects means you're guilty - untrustworthy, suspicious

Missing the Point

Thinking you understand and jumping to a conclusion, when you're wrong

Presentation

Claiming what we see is evidence

Red Herring

Using a tangent to distract to never get on track

Reductio Ad Absurdum

Extending argument to ridiculous proportions and then criticizing the results

Stacking the Deck

Argument something without proof so the audience only think they are informed