Logical Fallacies

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What is an Appeal to False Authority?

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A logical fallacy where someone argues that a claim is true simply because an authority figure endorses it, even if that authority is not an expert on the subject.

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What is Moral Equivalence?

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A fallacy that compares two different things as if they are morally the same, often used to downplay serious issues.

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What is an Either/Or Fallacy?

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A logical fallacy that presents two options as the only possibilities, ignoring other alternatives.

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What is a Slippery Slope Fallacy?

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A fallacy that suggests that a relatively small first step will inevitably lead to a chain of related events culminating in some significant impact, often negative.

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What is a Non Sequitur?

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A logical fallacy where the conclusion does not logically follow from the premises or statements that preceded it.

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What is Ad Hominem?

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A fallacy that attacks the person making an argument rather than the argument itself.

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What is Hasty Generalization?

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A fallacy that involves making a broad conclusion based on a small or unrepresentative sample.

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What is a Red Herring?

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A fallacy that introduces irrelevant information into an argument to distract from the original issue.

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What is a Bandwagon Appeal?

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A fallacy that suggests that because something is popular or everyone is doing it, it must be valid or correct.

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What is a Straw Man Fallacy?

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A fallacy that misrepresents an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack.