Logical Fallacies Overview

The sense that everyone is doing/believes something; something that is increasingly popular

• straw man

• faulty cause

• bandwagon

• ad hominem

since one event follows another event, they must be connected

• ad hominem

• false dilema

• faulty cause-effect

• straw man

the impression of countering someone's argument by refuting a weak argument that the person wasn't making

• straw man

• bandwagon

• false dilema

• ad hominem

when someone attempts to attack someone personally as opposed to countering their argument

• straw man

• ad hominem

• bandwagon

• faulty cause-effect

when something is presented as having only two options when there are two options available. This fallacy is trying to force a certain choice

• bandwagon

• slippery slope

• false dilema

• faulty cause-effect

an argument that can be disproven through reasoning

• rhetorical device

• logical fallacy

• counterclaim

• rebuttal