Logical Fallacies

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What is a Hasty Generalization?

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A logical fallacy where a conclusion is drawn from an insufficient amount of evidence, often based on a small sample size.

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What is a Slippery Slope?

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A logical fallacy that suggests that a relatively small first step leads to a chain of related events culminating in some significant effect, often negative.

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What is Equivocation?

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A logical fallacy that uses ambiguous language to mislead or confuse, often by using a word with multiple meanings.

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What is Paralipsis?

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A rhetorical device where the speaker or writer brings up a subject by denying that it should be brought up.

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What is Inductive Reasoning?

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A type of reasoning that involves drawing general conclusions from specific observations or examples.

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What is Deductive Reasoning?

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A type of reasoning that starts with a general statement or hypothesis and examines the possibilities to reach a specific, logical conclusion.

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What is an Ad Hominem fallacy?

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

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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.

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What is a Red Herring fallacy?

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A fallacy that introduces irrelevant material to the argument to distract and lead away from the topic.

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What is Post Hoc, ergo propter hoc?

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A fallacy that assumes that if one event occurs after another, then the first event must be the cause of the second.