Fallacies
If we don't build a light rail to Denver, there will be perpetual gridlock in the Tech Center.
Slippery Slope
All scientists are nerds.
Hasty Generalization
You really need to get an iPhone. Everyone has one.
Bandwagon
Melissa won't fail her driver's test tomorrow; she never fails tests.
Circular Reasoning
Michael is such a scaredy-cat. There is no way he could know anything about this debate.
Ad hominem
It doesn't matter if I cheat because everyone else does.
Bandwagon
Either people are on one side or the other. That's it.
Either/Or
Oprah featured the book on her show so it must be a good book!
All the article basically says is that genetically modified foods are "Frankenfoods." You shouldn't give it much credit.
Straw Man
I don't deserve a C on this assignment because I am an A student.
Non Sequitur
I forgot to leave the porch light on when I went out last night, and someone robbed my house. I should have turned on the light!
Faulty Causality
You shouldn't eat candy because it isn't good for you and it isn't part of a healthful diet.
Circular Reasoning
It should be readily evident that the only possible way to reduce the abuse of drugs is to make marijuana illegal in Colorado again.
Dogmatism
If we should abolish the death penalty because there is a chance an innocent person might die, we should also abolish cars.
Faulty Analogy
People are still coming to work, so there can't be any problems with what we are doing as employers.
Cherry picking
We don't make people get a psychological evaluation to have kids; therefore, we shouldn't make people get one to own a gun.
Faulty Analogy
Of course equal pay for women is an important issue, but do women really want the responsibility that comes with higher paying jobs?
Red Herring
You should donate all money you make that doesn't pay for necessities. It is unethical to do otherwise.
Either/Or
You raise a good question about my support of companies who outsource jobs due to cheap labor. Let me tell you about my admiration for the productivity of the American worker.
Red Herring
The argument that Barbie was created as a weapon against women simply cannot be true. Little girls love Barbies!
Cherry picking