Logical Fallacies Review

Using irrelevant information to divert attention from the real issue

• Bandwagon

• Straw Man

• Red Herring

• False Analogy

Using evidence, no matter how sound, that is not related to the claim.

• Personal Attacks

• Non sequitur

• Begging the Question

• False Dilemma

Stating that two events occurring close in time have a cause-effect relationship when other factors may be the cause.

• Borrowing Prestige

• Cardstacking

• Hasty Generalizations

• False Cause

Attacking the opponent's personal life, personality, or past history instead of the issues under debate.

• Personal Attack

• Cardstacking

• Begging the Question

• Straw Man

Borrowing the popularity or prestige of another and applying it to some unrelated idea or product.

• False Analogy

• Hasty Generalization

• Begging the Question

• Borrowing Prestige

Giving only information that is helpful and eliminating other relevant information.

• Borrowing Prestige

• Begging the Question

• Cardstacking

• False Analogy

Appealing to the individual to join the popular stance

• Hasty Generalization

• Bandwagon

• False Dilemma

• Begging the Question

Basing conclusions on insufficient evidence. Stereotyping

• False Dilemma

• Non sequitur

• Hasty Generalization

• False Cause

Giving the audience only two choices, when several may actually exist.

• False Dilemma

• False Cause

• False Analogy

• Straw Man

Basing a conclusion on an unsupported assumption.

• Red Herring

• Begging the Questions

• Personal Attacks

• Bandwagon