Logical Fallacies

Ad hominem

attacking the person’s character, not their argument (name calling).

False Dichotomy

presenting only two options when more options exist.

Begging the question

assuming the conclusion in your argument.

Slippery Slope

one minor thing will lead to a ridiculous consequence.

Logical non sequitur

The premises/arguments are leaps in logic, which leads to a faulty conclusion.​

Literary non sequitur

The premises/arguments do not match the conclusion.​

Red herring

A distraction from the main argument.

Circular reasoning

The argument is circular.

Faulty/False Analogy

argues that two things that appear to be similar are one in the same.

Hasty generalization

drawing conclusions on a small sample size or relying on stereotypes.

Relativist -

argues that the truth is relative to a person’s experience.

Complex question

trick question.