fallacies - critical thinking

Ad hominem abusive

based on character stereotype

Ad hominem circumstantial

based on the life circumstances of the person making the claim

Tu quoque

diverting by calling the other person a hypocrite

begging the question

using the conclusion as premise, circular reasoning

appeal to ignorance

assuming that because it hasn't been proven true its false. vice versa

appeal to unqualified authority

relying on the opinion of people who aren’t qualified to speak on the topic

fasle dichotomy

assumes that there are only two options, when there are infact more

rigid application

generalizing a specific thing to incorrectly apply broadly (the ambulance ran the red light so I can)

hasty generalization

relies on to small of a sample thats hastily generalized to a larger group

biased sample

using sample that doesn’t accurately reflect the whole population

post hoc

assumes that because event A happened before event B. Event A caused event B.

equivocation

a shift in the definition of a term

straw man fallacy

distorting an argument to make it easier to defeat the argument

red herring fallacy

completely ignoring the other position and changing the subject