Ad Fontes Fallacies
"You're just a conspiracy theorist; I won't listen to your flat Earth claims."
Ad hominem abuse
"If we don't fix these roads, the potholes will cause millions in damages!"
Appeal to fear
Joe Celebrity endorses this diet so it must work!
Appeal to illegitimate authority
Why do you think the president's policy is a disaster?"
Begging the question
"That new phone model broke after one day; the entire brand is unreliable".
Sweeping generalization
"Of course you support that tax cut, you're rich!"
Ad hominem circumstantial
How could you not feel sorry for homeless people?
Appeal to pity
Why would you read those dumb old books?
Chronological snobbery
Vote for Purple Party or Vote for the Downfall of Society!
False dilemma/false dichotomy
500 Buddhists say that Buddhism is the best belief system.
Cherry-picking data
"We can't support that policy because it was proposed by the opposing party."
Genetic fallacy
Snob appeal
Snob Appeal
I wore my lucky socks and we won the game.
False cause
A company's profits rose after a new CEO was hired, so the CEO must be the sole cause of the success.
False cause - magical thinking. Could it be more complicated than this?
A teenager is told their room is messy, and responds, "Your office is messy, too!".
Tu quoque
A politician repeating a lie over and over until the crowd starts believing it to be true.
Mob appeal
"We should invest in better public transportation"
"So you want to force everyone onto dirty buses?"
Straw man
"How much did you enjoy our amazing support?"
Loaded question/begging the question
"No true Christian would act that way"
No true Scotsman fallacy
The president is a convicted felon; no one should support him.
Ad hominem abuse
"Science has not proven that this new supplement is dangerous, therefore it is safe to consume"
Appeal to ignorance.
"This celebrity uses this makeup, so it must be the best for my skin"
Appeal to illegitimate authority
"A piece of paper is light. What is light cannot be dark. Therefore, a piece of paper cannot be dark".
Equivocation ("fuel" used in two different senses)
"If I let my child stay out past 9 p.m., they will start hanging out with the wrong crowd, fail school, and end up in jail".
Slippery Slope