10 Commandments of Logic

Question 1

Thou shalt not attack the person’s character, but the argument.

Answer 1

Ad hominem

Question 2

Thou shalt not misrepresent or exaggerate a person’s argument in order to make it easier to attack.

Answer 2

Straw man fallacy

Question 3

Thou shalt not use small number to represent the all.

Answer 3

Hasty generalisation

Question 4

Thou shalt not argue thy position by assuming one of its premises is true.

Answer 4

Begging the question

Question 5

Thou shalt not claim that because something occurred before, it must be the cause.

Answer 5

Post hoc/false cause

Question 6

Thou shalt not reduce the argument down to two possibilities.

Answer 6

False dichotomy

Question 7

Thou shalt not argue that because of our ignorance, a claim must be true or false.

Answer 7

Ad ignorantum

Question 8

Thou shalt not lay the burden of proof onto him that is questioning the claim.

Answer 8

Burden of proof reversal

Question 9

Thou shalt not assume “this” follows “that” when there is no logical connection.

Answer 9

non sequitur

Question 10

Thou shalt not argue that because a premise is popular, therefore it must be true.

Answer 10

Bandwagon fallacy