Logical Argument Detective

Who's That Fallacy

100

This fallacy occurs when someone misrepresents another person's argument to make it easier to attack.

Straw Man Fallacy

200

This fallacy occurs when someone attacks the person making the argument instead of addressing the argument itself.

Ad Hominem Fallacy

300

This fallacy occurs when someone assumes that a sequence of events will lead to a disastrous outcome without evidence.

Slippery Slope Fallacy

400

This fallacy occurs when an argument relies on an irrelevant appeal to authority, where the authority is not qualified in the relevant area.

Appeal to Authority

500

This fallacy occurs when someone introduces an irrelevant topic to divert attention from the original issue. 

Red Herring Fallacy

Describe That Fallacy

100

Bandwagon Fallacy

When someone argues that something is true simply because it is popular.

200

Appeal to Ignorance Fallacy

This fallacy occurs when someone claims that a statement must be true because there is no evidence against it.

300

Appeal to Emotion

This fallacy occurs when someone manipulates an emotional response in place of a valid argument.

400

False Dilemma

The false dilemma fallacy presents only two extreme options, ignoring other possible positions.

500

Begging the Question

This occurs when the argument's conclusion is assumed in its premises, essentially restating the same point in different words. For example, saying "We must trust this source because it is reliable" without explaining why it is reliable.

Informal or Formal Fallacy?

100

This fallacy is the reverse of composition. It occurs when one assumes that what is true of the whole must also be true of the parts.

Formal (Fallacy of Division)

200

If P, then Q.

Q is true.

Therefore, P is true.

This is invalid because Q being true does not necessarily mean P is true.

Formal (Affirming the Consequent)

300

This fallacy occurs when people use their limited personal experience to make sweeping conclusions about a given topic.

Informal (Anecdotal Fallacy)

400

This fallacy occurs when someone makes an argument that assumes the very thing it is trying to prove is true. 

Example: Robots are better leaders because of better leadership skills.

Formal (Circular Reasoning Fallacy)

500

This fallacy occurs when someone asks a question that has a presupposition that is unverified or controversial.

Informal (Loaded Question Fallacy)