Logical Fallacies

Loaded words

uses emotional or biased words

Bandwagon

says everyone is doing it

Hasty generalization

uses a few examples to make a big conclusion

Slippery Slope

predicts a chain reaction of bad events

False Cause

assumes one event caused another

Appeal to fear

uses threats or fear to convince you

Red Herring

changes the subject to distract you

Ad Hominem

insults the person making the argument

Straw man

twists someones argument

False Dilemma

give only two choices when more exist