Latin Names
ipse dixit
he has said it himself
ad ignoranitiam
to lack of information
Bulverism
dismissing an argument simply on the basis why the presenter came to believe it
ad baculum
an illegitimate appeal to force or a thinly veiled threat
amphiboly
vagueness of grammar that disguises or alters meaning
ad populum
to the masses
post hoc ergo propter hoc
after this, therefore because of this
chronological snobbery
an argument based merely on the passage of time
ad populum
an illegitimate appeal to a majority
composition
fallacy of transferring attributes from the parts to the whole
ad baculum
to the stick
Post hoc ergo propter hoc or false cause
improperly assuming that a sequence in time implies cause and effect
ad ignorantiam
an argument from the lack of evidence
ipse dixit
an illegitimate appeal to authority
division
the fallacy of transferring attributes from the whole to the parts
ad hominem
to the man
complex question or loaded question
a question crafted to exclude any possible legitimate response
tu quoque
points to inconsistency between a person’s argument and behavior
equivocation
changing the definition of a term in the middle of an argument
circular reasoning
secretly assuming what you are trying to prove
tu quoque
apriorism
a hasty generalization
ad hominem
verbal attack on the person rather than his argument
alters the meaning of a statement through changed emphasis
either/or or bifurcation
making an argument base on a false dilemma