aplang fallocy
make these into flash cards with term and definiton
Ad hominem | An attack on the person, or the character of the person rather than his or her argument or opinion. |
Ad populum | A fallacious argument that appeals to the popularity of the claim as a reason to accept it. |
Begging the Question | An argument that assumes that the premise of the claim is true |
Circular Reasoning * Very Similar to Beg the Q. | A fallacious argument that restates the argument or claim rather than proving it |
False Analogy | Argument based on a misleading, inaccurate, or inappropriate comparison between the two things. |
Hasty Generalizations | Conclusion, or a claim, that is based on insufficient evidence. This happens when the arguer rushes to a conclusion before having enough relevant facts. |
Non-Sequitur | Occurs when a conclusion does not follow from its premises |
Post hoc ergo propter hoc | Logical fallacy occurs when it is assumed that one thing causes another when the two events happen sequentially |
Red Herring | A diversion tactic that leads people away from the key or real issue, opposing the argument rather than addressing them. |
Slippery Slope | When a person argues that an event will inevitably happen without providing any examples that this may happen, a series of steps are intentionally left out. |
Straw Man | When someone oversimplifies or misrepresents another person’s argument in order to make it easier to attack. |