argymentative fallacies

scare tactics

frightening people and exaggeration possible dangers

either/or choices

trying to create a different situation

slippery slope

makes it seem like like today’s tiny misstep as tomorrows a disaster (consequences)

overly sentimental appeals

tender emotions excessively to distract readers from facts

bandwagon appeals

urges people to follow the same path as everyone else

Appeals to False Authority

when writers offer themselves or other authorities as sufficient warrant for believing a claim

dogmatism

write who assumes that one position is the only right one

ad hominem arguments

attack the character or person rather than they claims they make

stacking the deck

present only one side of the story so they win