Fallacies

This fallacy is when an argument suggests that there are ONLY 2 options or potential outcomes and leads the audience to believe that one of the outcomes is the obvious “correct” choice.

• Hasty Generalization

• Either-or

• Appeals to ignorance

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Saying something must be true (or false) because there isn’t evidence to the contrary.

• Bandwagon appeal

• Appeals to ignorance

• Hasty Generalization

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If the main premise of the argument is that many people believe it. or agree with it, or do it, so it must be true/good/acceptable, then it’s what type of fallacy?

• Hasty Generalization

• Authority Fallacy

• Ad hominem

• Bandwagon appeal

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Attacking the person’s character or credentials instead of addressing the real argument they’re making.

• Ad hominem

• Authority Fallacy

• Slippery Slope

• Bandwagon appeal

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If the entire premise of the argument is that “a famous person believes it so it must be true,” or if your endorser doesn’t have anything to do with the topic of your argument, it contains what fallacy?

• Non-sequitur fallacy

• Straw Man argument

• Authority Fallacy

• Bandwagon appeal

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This is the assumption that because one event followed another, the first caused the second.

• Slippery Slope

• False/Faulty Causality

• Weak analogy

• Straw Man argument

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This type of argument suggests that taking a minor action will lead to major and sometimes ridiculous consequences.

• Overly emotional appeals

• Weak analogy

• False/Faulty Causality

• Slippery Slope

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When the appeal to pathos is the basis of the argument

• False/Faulty Causality

• Appeals to pity

• Straw Man argument

• Non-sequitur fallacy

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A conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement. 

Note: rule out other fallacies first; if it fits none of them, then it’s likely this fallacy.

•  Overly emotional appeals

• Hasty Generalization

• Non-sequitur

• Straw Man argument

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If you are arguing something related to the topic, but avoiding the ACTUAL topic, you are making this type of argument.

• Slippery Slope

• Straw Man

• Ad hominem

• Appeals to ignorance

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