Logical Fallacies

A tu quoque fallacy occurs when someone's claim is considered false because their words are inconsistent with their actions.

Aristotle is considered the father of modern rhetoric.

Hale is supposed to be an authority on witches and witchcraft. His signing of papers that declare women as witches does not make them witches.

Deductive reasoning is a logical process where the conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true.

A slippery slope fallacy occurs when it is assumed that one action will lead to a series of negative consequences without evidence.

An ad hominem fallacy occurs when an argument is rebutted by attacking the character of the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.

A straw man fallacy occurs when someone misrepresents an argument to make it easier to attack.

An appeal to authority is a fallacy where someone argues that a claim is true simply because an authority figure believes it.

The bandwagon fallacy occurs when someone argues that a claim is true simply because it is popular or widely accepted.

A hasty generalization is a fallacy in which a conclusion is drawn from an insufficient amount of evidence.