Ad Hominem
To the man." Fallacy, means switching thr argument from the topic at hand to attacking the oppositions character
Straw Man Fallacy
Occurs when someone oversimplifies an argument in order to ridicule the idea
False Dilemma
Fallacy that presents two extreme options as the only two options. Also called either or fallacy
Faulty Analogy
Occurs when a comparison is made between two things, but the parts being compared are too dissimilar to make a fair comparison
Red Herring
Refers to the introduction of a new topic used to distract the listener from the main argument
Appeal to False Authority
Happens when someone who is not an expert is treated like an expert
Circular Reasoning
Occurs when the claim is used as evidence
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
After which therefor because of which" means just because something happened first, it doesn't mean it caused what happened next
Bandwagon
Everyone is doing it, so you should too!" Also called ad populum fallacy
Hasty Generalization
Occurs when there's not enough evidence to support a conclusion
Ad Hominem
To the man." Fallacy, means switching thr argument from the topic at hand to attacking the oppositions character
Straw Man Fallacy
Occurs when someone oversimplifies an argument in order to ridicule the idea
False Dilemma
Fallacy that presents two extreme options as the only two options. Also called either or fallacy
Faulty Analogy
Occurs when a comparison is made between two things, but the parts being compared are too dissimilar to make a fair comparison
Red Herring
Refers to the introduction of a new topic used to distract the listener from the main argument
Appeal to False Authority
Happens when someone who is not an expert is treated like an expert
Circular Reasoning
Occurs when the claim is used as evidence
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
After which therefor because of which" means just because something happened first, it doesn't mean it caused what happened next
Bandwagon
Everyone is doing it, so you should too!" Also called ad populum fallacy
Hasty Generalization
Occurs when there's not enough evidence to support a conclusion