Category 1
You misrepresent someone’s argument to make it easier to attack
Straw man
Well if I forget my pencil I can’t do my homework, and because I can’t do my homework I will fail my tests, if I fail my tests I will fail high-school, if I fail high-school I won’t get a job…
Slippery Slope
You use the double meaning or ambiguity of language to mislead or misrepresented the truth
Ambiguity
Ex. Well my teacher said that my opinion is wrong, so it must be wrong.
Appeal to authority
Special Pleasing
Ex. Don’t believe my opponent because he is a shrimp.
Ad Hominen
I fell after I ate a banana, so all bananas will make you fall.
False Cause
You presumed that a claim is wrong because it has been poorly argued, or a fallacy has been made, which means that the claim itself is wrong.
The fallacy fallacy
Since your friends with people with bad grades you must have bad grades to.
Composition/Division/Overgeneralization
I don’t understand this stupid math problem! It must be wrong because I’m always right.
Personal Incredulity
Are you sure you didn’t steal the last cookie?
Loaded Question
Fred was raised in poverty, he probably doesn’t know any manners.
Genetic
You should donate money to charity, there are people starving.
Appeal to Emotion
My opinion came from true Christian beliefs so there can’t be anything wrong with it.
No True Scotsman
An appeal to purity as a way to dismiss relevant criticisms or flaws of your argument.
No True Scotsman
Your attempt to manipulate an emotion response in place of a valid or compelling argument.
Appeal to Emotion
Judging if something is good or bad based on its origins.
Genetic
You asked a question that had a presumption built into it so that it couldn’t be answered without appearing guilty.
Loaded Question
Because you found someone difficult to understand, or are unaware of how it works, you assume it is probably not true.
Personal Incredulity
When was the first Texas Chainsaw Massacre released?
1974
Which Greek goddess attends to the hearth at Olympus?
Hestia
How many stripes does the American flag have?
12
Define Tendu in English.
To stretch
How many positions of volleyball are there?
6