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Catagory: Fallacies of Distraction.
Two choices are given when in fact there are three or more options. |
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Catagory: Fallacies of Distraction.
Because something is not known to be true , it is assumed to be false, Or because something is not known to be false, it is assumed to be true. |
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Catagory: Fallacies of Distraction.
A series of increasingly unacceptable consequences is drawn . |
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Catagory: Fallacies of Distraction.
The arguer distracts the audience from the issue in question through the introduction of some irrelevancy; change the subject. |
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| Appeal to False Authority |
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Catagory: Fallacies of Distraction.
The arguer attempts to support his/her argument by citing someone who is not an expert on that topic. |
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Catagory: Appeals to Motives in Place of Support.
The reader is persuaded to agree by force. |
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Catagory: Appeals to Motives in Place of Support.
The arguer attempts to persuade by invoking feelings of insecurity and fear. |
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Catagory: Appeals to Motives in Place of Support.
The reader is persuaded to agree by sympathy. |
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| Bandwagon (Appeal to Popularity) |
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Catagory: Appeals to Motives in Place of Support.
A proposition is argued to be true because it is widely held to be true. |
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Catagory: Attacks.
The arguer attacks the character of his/her opponent instead of the opponent's argument. |
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Catagory: Attacks.
The arguer attempts to defend himself/herself or another from criticism by turning the critique back against the accuser. |
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Catagory: Inductive Fallacies.
The sample is too small to support an inductive generalization about a problem. |
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Catagory: Inductive Fallacies.
The two objects or events being compared are relevently dissimilar. |
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| Coincidental Correlation (Post Hoc) |
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Catagory: Causal Fallacies.
Because one things follows another, it is held to cause the other. |
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| Hypothesis Contrary to Fact |
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Catagory: Causal Fallacies.
An argument which draws conclusions from a premise which isn't true. |
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Catagory: Missing the Point.
An argument based on statements which are assumed but need themselves to be proved, or assuming the conclusion or part of the conclusion in the premises of an argument. |
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Catagory: Missing the Point.
The author attacks an argument different from (and weaker than) the opponent's best argument. |
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Catagory: Ambiguity.
The same term is used with two different meanings. |
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Catagory: Ambiguity.
The arguer quotes a passage from an expert, removing it from its surrounding matter in such a way as to distort its meaning. |
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