Logical Fallacies

When you ignore the main argument and create a weaker argument that's easier to attack, this is a...

• Post Hoc

• Straw Man

• False Dichotomy

When you attack the person instead of the argument, this is...

• Circular reasoning

• Ad hominem

• Equivocation

"I am a great leader because I make great leadership decisions. The proof that I make great leadership decisions is that I am a great leader, and that's what leaders do." What is this?

• Circular reasoning

• Post hoc fallacy

• Straw man

"If you never gave money to charity, then you must be a greedy millionaire." What is this?

• Straw man

• False dichotomy

• Equivocation

"Of course I can read Spanish! Look, I just finished this book by Jorge Luis Borges!"

"You lie! Borges isn't Spanish. He's from Argentina."

• Ad hominem

• Circular reasoning

• Equivocation

"You should never break traffic laws."

"Who are you to speak? You've gotten over fifteen speeding tickets!" What is this?

• Equivocation

• Circular reasoning

• Ad hominem

"I want my daughter to go to a state university so she can avoid too much debt."

"Why do you think state schools are better than private schools? Harvard and Princeton are private." What is this?

• Post hoc

• Straw man

• Equivocation

"Why are you hitting your computer!?"

"The last time my wifi was weak, I hit my computer and it got better." What is this?

• Ad hominem

• Circular reasoning

• Post hoc fallacy