Classifying Fallacies

A personal attack meant to discredit one's opponent:

• false causation

• guilt by association

• ad hominem

• appeal to nature

An argument that assumes the natural choice is always the best choice:

• appeal to nature

• circular reasoning

• red herring

• false dichotomy

An argument that assumes the popular choice is always the best choice

• ad hominem

• straw man

• hasty generalization

• bandwagon fallacy

An argument that supports a claim with the claim itself:

• circular reasoning

• false causation

• red herring

• straw man

An unfair negative association with another person or group that is intended to discredit someone or something:

• red herring

• bandwagon fallacy

• guilt by association

• hasty generalization

the use of a completely unrelated topic in support of a claim:

• ad hominem

• hasty generalization

• circular reasoning

• red herring

The assumption that because two things happened together, one caused the other:

• false causation

• false dichotomy

• hasty generalization

• straw man

An argument that presents only two choices when more options exist:

• false causation

• false dichotomy

• hasty generalization

• straw man

A very broad claim based on very little evidence:

• false causation

• false dichotomy

• hasty generalization

• straw man

A misrepresentation of an opponent's position that makes it easier to argue against:

• false causation

• false dichotomy

• hasty generalization

• straw man