a person committing this fallacy references the potential for bad consequences to occur if the person to whom they are speaking does not agree with them.
What is appeal to fear
100
this is an appeal to something's age to justify either accepting or rejecting it.
What is chronological snobbery.
100
this argument makes the mistake of saying that because a proposition cannot be disproved, it must therefore be likely
What is an appeal to ignorance
100
this argument assumes the very thing one is trying to prove
What is begging the question?
100
This argument assumes that a collective whole will have all of the characteristics of it's individual pieces.
What is the composition fallacy?
200
using this type of argument the speaker tries to convince others of his point of view by making them feel sorry for him or for other people.
What is appeal to Pity
200
a personal attack on someone's character in an attempt to avoid the issue
What is ad hominem abusive?
200
this is an argument that assumes a goal or function of a certain practice or policy that is either irrelevant or unrealistic. This makes the practice or policy unacceptable to users of this fallacy.
What is the Irrelevant Goals or Functions fallacy?
200
This is an attempt to frame the debate in such a way that only two options are possible when, in fact, other possibilities may exist.
What is Bifurcation (false dilemma or false dichotomy)
200
this is a foundational principle on which an argument rests.
What is an axiom
300
To make up for a lack of solid evidence and sound reason this tool, often used by demagogues, appeals to the emotion of the crowd or to the "common man"
What is Mob appeal
300
this type of argument implies that the speaker's rival should not be trusted in making a statement because of various circumstances regarding his rival... including the circumstance of self-interest in the matter.
What is ad hominem circumstantial.
300
This type of argument may make a fairly sound case for what it is trying to prove. However, what it is trying to prove is irrelevant to the case at hand.
What is an irrelevant thesis?
300
This is an argument based on the assumption that the correct answer is always a middle ground between extremes.
What is the Fallacy of Moderation?
300
this is an argument in which at least one statement (premise or conclusion) is assumed rather than explicitly stated.
What is an enthymeme? (or hidden assumption)
400
This is an appeal to a sense of elitims or to those of "discriminating tastes".
What is snob appeal
400
This person committing this type of fallacy assumes his rival's recommendation should be discounted because he does not always follow it himself.
What is tu quoque?
400
an attempt to disprove an opponent's beliefs by presenting those beliefs in an inaccurate (and often bad) light
What is a straw man?
400
This type of argument assumes that just because something is a certain way, it should be that way.
What is the Is-Ought fallacy?
400
These are arguments that contain hidden assumptions that make them unreasonable.
What are Fallacies of Presupposition?
500
This is an attempt to shame the listener into agreement by citing an illegitimate authority.
What is an Appeal to illegitimate authority
500
states that an idea should be discounted simply because of it's source or origin. Used when the source being attacked isn't a specific person, but a people group or institution.
What is a genetic fallacy
500
This fallacy presents in 4 different ways and is an appeal to emotion.
The wrong one
The biased one
The Unnamed one
The Celebrity one
What is appeal to illegitimate authority?
500
This argument assumes that the individual parts of a collective whole will have all of the characteristics of the collective whole.
What is the division fallacy?
500
These are arguments that make unwarranted assumptions about the date or the nature of a reasonable argument.