Creatures
A fallacy of distraction that equates positive characteristics of a spokesman with their conclusion; e.g. "Ryan Reynolds says Mint Mobile is great... It must be true!"
Transfer Fallacy
Arguments that distract by measuring a plan or policy according to goals it wasn't intended to achieve.
Irrelevant Goals
Because you found something difficult to understand, or are unaware of how it works, you made out like it's probably not true.
Personal Incredulity
Arguments that distract and convince by appealing to the age of something
Chronological Snobbery
a fallacy that assumes an opponent's position is wrong by focusing the argument on how the opponent personally came to believe that position; e.g. "You only believe in God because your parents taught you about Him!"
Bulverism
Arguments that distract by making a case for something that is not relevant to the topic under discussion.
Irrelevant Thesis
Defeats an argument your opponent never actually made
Straw Man
a fallacy of distraction that rejects or accepts an argument solely because of the moral character of another, previous arguer; e.g. We shouldn't listen to Thomas Jefferson about the constitution... he owned slaves.
Genetic Fallacy
a fallacy that attacks the person's character rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute; e.g. You think X because you're ugly.
Ad Hominem
a fallacy of distraction that appeals to an irrelevant authority as justification for a conclusion; e.g. I stopped brushing my teeth, my British friend told me it doesn't actually help.
Ipse Dixit Fallacy
Arguing that a claim is true just because it has not been shown to be false.
Ad Ignorantiam
This fallacy occurs when evidence boils down to "everybody's doing it, so it must be a good thing to do."
Ad Popular
a fallacy that attempts to discredit an opponent's conclusion by irrelevantly appealing to supposed hypocrisy between argument and actions; e.g. Parent: "Stop throwing your pizza!" You: "But you threw it when you were cooking it!"
Tu Quote
Using double standards to excuse an individual or group; e.g. "I went to the movies last night with my parents, I should get extra time for my homework."
Special Pleading
Basing a logical argument on an appeal to someone's emotions
Ad Misercordiam
appeal to force, fear, power to prove an argument
AD BACULUM