Identifying Logical Fallacies Flashcards
• Identified from the two choices they present as the only ones
False Dilemma/Dichotomy
Identified from their insult without providing rebuttal or defense from their
previous statement
Ad Hominem
Identified if the question/state arguments that they made to
seemingly correlate but those arguments actually don’t
Loaded Questions/Statements
• Identified by illogical denials
Argument from Incredulity
Identified by a name or phrase that is mentioned at least twice and is
incorrectly substituted.
Masked-Man Fallacy
Identified
if another subject was brought up or they say “What about…?”
Whataboutism
Identified if someone jumping at conclusions, especially
if it’s irrelevantly includes the entire thing.
Strawman Argument
Identified by pointing out other people’s flaws.
Tu Quoque
Identified by many wild assumptions one after another.
Slippery Slope Fallac
Identified by suspiciously-used words/phrases/terms
Equivocation
Identified by not acknowledging X is Y based on farfetched, sometimes personal
criteria
No True Scotsman
Identified by their inconsistency.
moving The Goalpost
Identified by them saying or comparing about the whole parts and small parts
Fallacy of Composition and Division
Identified by the lack of explanation or proof.
Circular Argument/Reasoning
Identified by a dismissal/incorrect assumption towards a premise with
fallacy
Fallacy Fallacy