Logical Fallacies

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Hasty Generalization

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

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Begging the Question

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A logical fallacy in which the conclusion is included in the premise, assuming what it is trying to prove.

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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.

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Post Hoc/False Cause

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

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Ad Hominem

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

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Red Herring

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

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Weak Analogy

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A logical fallacy that occurs when an analogy is drawn between two objects or ideas that are not sufficiently similar.

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False Dichotomy

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A logical fallacy that presents two opposing options as the only possibilities, when in fact more options exist.

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Appeal to Ignorance

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A logical fallacy that asserts a proposition is true because it has not been proven false.

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Bandwagon

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