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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