Fallacy Practice

Ad Hominem

Criticises the person rather than what they are saying

Argument From Authority

Only believes argument because person with authority says it

Appeal to Ignorance

Whatever hasn’t yet been proven is false

Begging the Question

Someone assumes what one person says is always true

Hasty Generalization

Conclusion from minimal evidence

Non Sequitar

A statement doesn’t relate to what came before it

False Dichotomy

Only two extremes

Slippery Slope

Dire consequences from minor causes

Faulty Causality

Not true cause and effect

Straw Mans Argument

Oversimplification of opponents argument

Sentimental Appeals

Appeal to heart of readers

Red Herring

Switch attention from important issue to unrelated ohe

Scare Tactics

Scaring them to agree

Bandwagon Appeal

Everyone does, so we should too

Dogmatism

No discussion because speakers beliefs are thought to be beyond question

Equivocation

Only part of the truth

Faulty Analogy

Misleading comparison between two things