Relevance Logical Fallacies

Professor Smith may be an expert in economics, but have you seen her fashion sense? How can we trust her judgment on complex economic policies?

• Attacking the Motive

• Begging the Question

• Personal Attack (Ad Hominem)

Our theory is correct because our research confirms it, and our research is trustworthy because it's based on our valid theory.

• Attacking the Motive

• Begging the Question

• Personal Attack (Ad Hominem

The environmentalist organization is advocating for conservation, but we all know they're doing it to secure more donations. Their motives are purely profit-driven.

• Attacking the Motive

• Scare Tactics

• Two Wrongs Make a Right

Unless we implement strict social media controls, our entire society will descend into chaos, with disinformation running rampant and the world as we know it ceasing to exist.

• Attacking the Motive

• Scare Tactics

• Two Wrongs Make a Right

You claim that I should reduce my carbon footprint, but you own a gas-guzzling luxury car. If you don't practice what you preach, why should I?

• Appeal to Pity

• Look Who's Talking (Tu Quoque)

• Bandwagon Argument

I understand I was caught speeding, officer, but my wife is in labor at the hospital right now. Can't you let me off with a warning?

• Appeal to Pity

• Look Who's Talking (Tu Quoque)

• Bandwagon Argument

The proposal to increase funding for public education is absurd. They want to throw endless money at a broken system, which will achieve nothing but waste taxpayer dollars.

• Red Herring

• Strawman

• Equivocation

I might have used someone else's research for my thesis, but Professor Johnson did the same thing years ago, and he's respected in the field!

• Red Herring

• Two Wrongs Make a Right

• Equivocation

All the top tech companies are investing in blockchain technology, so you should invest your entire savings in it. Don't miss out on this trend!

• Bandwagon Argument

• Red Herring

• Equivocation

My current girlfriend asked me not to speak to my ex-girlfriend. I only send my ex some photo snaps. Thus, I do not speak to her.

• Appeal to Pity

• Red Herring

• Equivocation