Fallacies Flashcards
Ad Hominem
Attacking the person rather than the argument
Attacking the person rather than the argument
Ad Hominem
Exaggerating the opponent’s argument
Straw man
You can’t prove that it’s not true, so it must be true
Appeal to Ignorance
Presenting two extreme options as the only options, when there’s actually a range
False Dilemma/False Dichotomy
A certain course of action will necessarily lead to a chain of future events
Slippery Slope
A person’s argument repeats what they already assumed before without arriving at a new conclusion
Circular argument
Argument based on a few examples rather than proof
Hasty generalization
Bringing up irrelevant information to distract from the issue
Red herring
Point out the hypocrisy of the opponent
Appeal to Hypocrisy
Something comes first, therefore it caused whatever came after
Causal Fallacy
Event B came after A, therefore A caused B
Post hoc ergo propter hoc
Continuing to do something because of what you’ve already put in, not because of what you’ll get out
Sunk cost
Referencing an authority figure even when it’s not relevant or it’s overstated
Appeal to authority
Word, phrase, or sentence is used deliberately to confuse, deceive, or mislead “I didn’t talk to her, I just sent her some texts”
Equivocation
