Synonyms
Slang
Colloquialism
The fallacy named after a scarecrow
The strawman fallacy
Animal farm, to the history of the Soviet Union
Allegory
a contradictory statement: Xyronmo
Oxymoron
Moral revelation
Epiphany
The only fallacy concerned with fallaciousness.
The fallacy fallacy
Metal, heavy metal, thrash metal, black metal, death metal
Genre
Exaggeration: lobe phyer
Hyperbole
Unlyrical writing
Prose
The usage of insults in lieu of arguments, from the Latin “to the man”
Ad hominem
The 1984 film Spinal Tap mocking the metal scene.
Satire
Comparison between two objects, ideas or theories: outjinx patios
Juxtaposition
Mood
Tone
This fallacy, an appeal to one’s perceived loyalties, got its name from a series of independence wars against the English.
No true Scotsman
Mary Jane, Spleef, dab, the devils lettuce
Euphemism
Obnoxious attention to detail: pedantry
entry pad
Incongruous statement
Oxymoron
This is the only well known fallacy with a rhetorical device in its name.
The Anecdotal fallacy
We shall fight on the beaches
We shall fight on the landing grounds
We shall fight in the fields and in the streets
Anaphora
The omission of words from sentences