Assumes a debatable part of the argument is already agreed upon.
Begging the question
100
Reaching a generalized conclusion from too little evidence.
Hasty Generalization
100
Making implausible comparisons to prove a point.
False Analogy
100
Assuming that A happened before B, A must have caused B.
Post Hoc
100
Appeals to people's desire to conform to the larger group.
Bandwagon
200
The level for casual conversation with close friends or people, aka slang.
Nonstandard
200
Introduces unrelated information to distract the audiences attention.
Red Herring
200
The level for conversation with acquaintances with family members and professional peers.
Informal
200
Using a non authority in an appeal to authority.
False Authority
200
The level for most businesses and professional writing as well as writing for college level classes.
Standard English
300
Begins with a generalization and progress to a specific case.
Deductive Reasoning
300
Begins with a specific case or observation and progresses toward a generalization.
Inductive Reasoning
300
The level for scholarly writing and publication that involves the use of sophisticated word choice technical language and occasional use of foreign phrases from Latin, French, or other languages.
Formal
300
Controversial in formalities often used when speaking in casual informal places.
Colloquialisms
300
A specialized often newly created vocabulary of teen or certain ethnic or social groups.
Slang
400
Things that you can sense with the five senses.
Concrete
400
Not used often in the current everyday use of language.
Archaic
400
Inappropriately appeals to people's general feelings of love, hate, patriotism, fear, etc.
Ad Populum
400
Distracts from argument by attacking the person or persons making the argument.
Ad Hominem
400
Refers to something that has no physical properties.
Abstract
500
Assuming there are only two conclusions that can be reached.
Either/or
500
Mainly refers to the image of a writer or speaker as an ethical, trustworthy person.
Ethos
500
The ability of an argument to touch our emotions.
Pathos
500
Occurs when a conclusion doesn't logically follow its promises.
Non Sequitur
500
The appeal of an argument to our rational and logical side.