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 "C'mon, dude, everybody's doin' it."

Band wagon fallacy
100
Either we go along with Mary's project idea or we fail. 
Dogmatism
100
If you legalize marijuana, then we'll start legalizing herione.
Slippery Slope
100

Hasty Generalization

What is an inference drawn from insufficient evidence.

100

Straw Man

When a person attacks an argument that no one is really making or portrays an opponent's position as more extreme or far less coherent than they actually are.

200
"If you support the March for our Lives movement you clearly want to get rid of the second ammendment. " 
Straw Man Fallacy
200
We can't worry about the environment, we're in the middle of a war!
Red Herring
200
Don't listen to her she's dumb
Ad hominem
200

Bandwagon Appeals

 What is a fallacy that urges people to follow the same path or decision everyone else is taking.

200

Scare Tactics

A fallacy using fear to influence people’s reactions.

300
Tim was eating a salad when he got a heart attack. Therefore salads cause heart attacks.
Faulty Causality.
300
In 2010 the U.S. consumed 8% more ice cream, In the same year murders rose by 10%. Therefore ice cream causes murder. 
Faulty Causality
300
"Don't let a hot date turn into a due date!"
Scare Tactic
300
Red Herring

What is a response that introduces a an irrelevent topic to distract attention away from the actual issue. 

300

Stacking the Deck

When a writer shows only one side of the story that is in their favor and omits evidence for the other side.

400
If your pro-choice, your basically a murderer.
Faulty analogy
400
"If you loved me you would buy me this car!"
Non sequitor
400
"High school students did just fine without cellphones during my time. They would be fine without them now"
Faulty Analogy.
400
Ad Hominem

 What is an argument that attacks the character of a person rather than the claims he or she makes.

400

Non Sequitur

 An argument whose claims, reasons, or warrants don’t connect logically.

500
The test was so difficult because all the questions were hard. 
Begging the question 

Circular Reasoning

500
Mom: You went out to a party last night

Sarah "No I didn't"

Sarah says there was only 3 people were there so it wasn't really a party

Equivocation
500
"Dogs are expensive and difficult to take care of, BUT THEY'RE SO CUTE!"
Overly sentimental appeal.
500
Dogmatism

What is when a writer asserts or assumes that a particular position is the only one that is conceivably acceptable.

500

Overly Sentimental Appeals

Using emotions excessively to distract the reader from facts.

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